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plutino [plü′tē·nō] (astronomy) A member of the Kuiper Belt that, like Pluto, is protected from close encounters with Neptune because its period is 3/2 Neptune's period. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This includes a group of four dubbed Plutinos because, like Pluto, their orbit has a special synchrony with that of Neptune. These icy bodies belong to a group of Kuiper-belt residents called Plutinos because like Pluto, they make two orbits about the sun in the time that Neptune makes three. |
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