scattered disc object

短语

词形变化

scattered disc objects 复数

别名

scattered-disc object scattered disk object

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any trans-Neptunian object whose orbit is wholly within the scattered disc.

    天文

    Short-period comets (those with periods up to 200 years) are thought to be scattered disc objects perturbed from their orbits towards the inner solar system by the gravitational pull of Neptune.

    Scattered disc objects typically have highly eccentric orbits which can be inclined up to 40° relative to the orbital plane of the inner solar system.