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Kuiper belt objects which, like Pluto, have semi-major axes of AU and are is a 3:2 orbital
resonance with Neptune. Some are also in Neptune-crossing orbits, like Pluto. Of the 32
observed Kuiper belt objects (plus Pluto itself), Jewitt and Luu have identified 13 plutinos. A
complete list is maintained by Jewitt. Jewitt and Luu estimate that there are a total of plutinos in
all.
Kuiper Belt

© 1996-2007 Eric W. Weisstein
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