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A Neptune-crosser is a minor planet whose orbit crosses that of Neptune. The dwarf planet Pluto is the most massive example of this class of object. The known numbered Neptune-crossers (as of 2005) are:

Notes: ‡ outer-grazer † 134340 Pluto was known at this time but not numbered

Orbites definition

Inner-grazer: middle, top;
Outer-grazer: middle, bottom;
Crosser: right, bottom;
Co-orbital (Neptune trojan): right, top

  • 5145 Pholus
  • 7066 Nessus
  • 10370 Hylonome
  • (15788) 1993 SB
  • (15820) 1994 TB
  • (15875) 1996 TP66
  • (19299) 1996 SZ4
  • (20161) 1996 TR66
  • 20461 Dioretsa
  • (26308) 1998 SM165
  • 28978 Ixion
  • (29981) 1999 TD10
  • (32929) 1995 QY9
  • (33128) 1998 BU48
  • (33340) 1998 VG44
  • 38628 Huya
  • 42355 Typhon
  • (44594) 1999 OX3
  • (47932) 2000 GN171
  • 52975 Cyllarus
  • (54520) 2000 PJ30
  • 55576 Amycus
  • (55638) 2002 VE95
  • (60608) 2000 EE173
  • (65407) 2002 RP120
  • 65489 Ceto
  • (73480) 2002 PN34
  • (78799) 2002 XW93
  • (84719) 2002 VR128
  • (87269) 2000 OO67
  • (87555) 2000 QB243
  • (88269) 2001 KF77
  • (134340) Pluto

See also[]

  • List of Mercury-crossing minor planets
  • List of Venus-crossing minor planets
  • List of Earth-crossing minor planets
  • List of Mars-crossing minor planets
  • List of Jupiter-crossing minor planets
  • List of Saturn-crossing minor planets
  • List of Uranus-crossing minor planets

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