Minor-planet group
Scattered Disc
Distant icy bodies on highly eccentric, inclined orbits scattered by Neptune.
Minor-planet groupRegion: beyond ≈ 30 AU
Overview
A sparse population of distant icy bodies on eccentric, inclined orbits, gravitationally scattered outward by Neptune — the likely source of many short-period comets.
Members
1 modelled member.
The most massive known dwarf planet, a scattered-disc object whose discovery prompted the 2006 redefinition of 'planet'.
CategoryTrans-NeptunianDiscovered2005
Knowledge connections
- Group includesEris
- Reservoir of67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
- Reservoir ofTempel 1
- Reservoir ofWild 2
- Reservoir ofBorrelly
- Reservoir ofEncke
- Reservoir ofGiacobini–Zinner
- Reservoir ofGrigg–Skjellerup
- Reservoir ofSchwassmann–Wachmann 3
- Reservoir ofHartley 2
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.