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Astronomy & Telescopes Glossary - K

Kuiper Belt - The region of space beyond the orbit of Neptune in which up to 100,000 small celestial objects (called KBOs) reside, including Sedna. The Kuiper belt contains meteors, minor planets and comets.






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