http://wordie.org/words/cubewano Comments for the word 'Cubewano' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/cubewano#comments "Objects near Plutinos that are not attracted into resonances with Neptune are called <a href="/words/cubewanos">cubewanos</a>. These make up the 'classical' Kuiper Belt, a relatively thin region of space that corresponds to the same plane in which most of the planets orbit, Parker explained.<br />...<br />The first KBO found was initially designated 1992 QB1, Parker explains. Its a name that denotes the year, month and order of discovery and is typical for newfound objects whose orbits are not pinned down. It was later learned that 1992 QB1 was a 'main belt' KBO, not a Plutino, and so astronomers just began sounding out 'QB1' and a new term was born."<br />- Robert Roy Britt, 'Crazy Names: The Solar System's Nomenclature Wars' on space.com, 12 August 2003<br /><br />KBO refers to Kuiper Belt Object. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:22:02 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/cubewano#comments