Smallest Kuiper Belt Object detected (artist's impression)
This is an artist's impression of a Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) 800 metres in diameter, that was detected by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The icy relic from the early Solar System is too small for Hubble to photograph. The object was detected when it passed in front of a background star, temporarily disrupting the starlight.
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About the Object
Name: | Kuiper Belt Object |
Type: | Solar System : Interplanetary Body |
Category: | Solar System |