cubewano

== English == === Etymology === From acronym of QB1 +‎ -o. Derived from QB1 ("cue bee one"), short for (15760) 1992 QB1, the first such object discovered === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌkjuːbiːˈwʌnoʊ/ (that is, "QB1-o") === Noun === cubewano (plural cubewanos) (astronomy) Any Kuiper belt object whose orbit is not determined by resonance with Neptune (orbit ~ 40-50 AU). ==== Usage notes ==== Somewhat old-fashioned, being generally replaced with classical Kuiper belt object. ==== Synonyms ==== classical Kuiper belt object ==== Translations ==== === References === cubewano on Wikipedia.Wikipedia