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.

Eris
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

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

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.

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