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
- 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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