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TheKuiperBelt_100AU_SDO.svg‎ (SVG file, nominally 800 × 400 pixels, file size: 77 KB)

[edit] Summary

Scattered Disk Objects (up to 100 AU). Kuiper Belt shown in grey, resonant objects within the Scattered Disk shown in green.

The position of an object represents

its orbit’s semi-major axis a in AU and the orbital period in years (horizontal axis)
its orbit’s inclination i in degrees (vertical axis).

The size of the circle illustrates the object’s size relative to others. For a few large objects, the diameter drawn represents the best current estimates. For all others, the circles represent the absolute magnitude of the object. The eccentricity of the orbit is shown indirectly by a segment extending from the left (perihelion) to the aphelion to the right. In other words, the segment illustrates the variations of the object's distance from the Sun. Objects with nearly circular orbits will show short segments while highly elliptical orbits will be represented by long segments.

Main resonances with Neptune are marked with vertical bars; 1:1 marks the position of Neptune’s orbit (and its Trojan asteroids), 2:3 marks the orbit of Pluto (and plutinos) etc.

[edit] Data source

Minor Planet Center Orbit database (MPCORB) as of 2008-10-05. Orbits' classification from MPEC Circular 2008-S05 (2008-10-01) or from MPCORB. Diameter estimates include Stansberry et al (Spitzer). See refs in the related articles.

Description	TheKuiperBelt 100AU SDO.svg Distribution of Scattered Disk objects.
Date	27 Feb 2006; updated 19 Oct 2008
Source	Plotted by a program written by the User:Eurocommuter
Author	User:Eurocommuter
Permission (Reusing this image)	see Licence tag

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	09:01, 19 October 2008		800×400 (77 KB)	Eurocommuter (Talk \| contribs)	((did not help))
	08:59, 19 October 2008		800×400 (76 KB)	Eurocommuter (Talk \| contribs)	(Trying default font (poor png label rendering on wikipedia))
	08:38, 19 October 2008		800×400 (77 KB)	Eurocommuter (Talk \| contribs)	(Long overdue update from MPC database.)
	22:15, 14 September 2006		800×400 (78 KB)	Eurocommuter (Talk \| contribs)	(Eris.)
	07:51, 14 September 2006		800×400 (71 KB)	Eurocommuter (Talk \| contribs)	(Fixed temporarily the name & size of Eris in svg.)
	10:05, 27 February 2006		800×400 (73 KB)	Eurocommuter (Talk \| contribs)	(Scattered Objects. By Eurocommuter)