sednoid

English

Etymology

From Sedn(a) +‎ -oid.

Noun

sednoid (plural sednoids)

1. (astronomy) A trans-Neptunian object of the inner Oort cloud, that is, one with a perihelion greater than 75 AU.

   Scientists are beginning to discover more sednoids thanks to better search efforts.

Hypernyms

• trans-Neptunian object

Hyponyms

• 2012 VP113, 2013 SY99, 2019 EE6, 2021 RR205, Leleākūhonua, Sedna

Translations

astronomy

• German: Sednoid m
• Turkish: sednoid

Anagrams

• noddies