largest Kuiper Belt objects
The following table lists all known Kuiper
Belt objects (KBOs) with diameters that exceed or may exceed 1,000 km.
Pluto and its moon, Charon,
are included because, although they are normally spoken of as a planet and
satellite, respectively, both have many features in common with KBOs.
| object |
abs. mag. |
geom. albedo |
diameter (km) |
type of KBO |
| Eris (2003 UB313) |
-1.2 |
0.6? |
2400 ± 97 |
scattered |
| Pluto |
-1.0 |
0.6 |
2320 |
plutino |
| Orcus |
2.2 |
0.04-0.12 |
~1600 |
plutino |
| Sedna |
1.6 |
0.2? |
<1500? |
detached |
| Charon |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1270 |
plutino |
| 2005 FY9 |
0.3 |
0.6? |
1250? |
scattered |
| 2003 EL61 |
0.4 |
0.6? |
1200? |
classical |
| Quaoar |
2.6 |
0.12 |
1260+/-190 |
classical |
| Ixion |
3.2 |
0.09 |
1065+/-165 |
plutino |
| Varuna |
3.7 |
0.07+/-0.02 |
900+/-140 |
classical |
| 2002 AW197 |
3.2 |
0.1 |
890+/-120 |
scattered |
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