Dwarf planets that orbit the Sun beyond Neptune, in the Kuiper belt or the scattered disc, such as Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Sedna, Quaoar, Orcus and Gonggong. A body belongs here when its cited article calls it a dwarf planet located beyond the orbit of Neptune. Members are placed here from their own cited Wikipedia articles, each with a verbatim supporting quotation, so a reader can check why an entry sits in this group. The grouping forms part of the browse path for this section of the atlas.
All Trans-Neptunian Dwarf Planets
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Pluto (Wikipedia)
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Pluto (minor-planet number 134340) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune.
Wikipedia: Eris (dwarf planet)
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It is a trans-Neptunian object (TNO) in the scattered disk and has a high-eccentricity orbit.
Haumea (Wikipedia)
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Haumea (minor-planet number 136108) is a dwarf planet located beyond Neptune's orbit.
Makemake (Wikipedia)
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Makemake (minor-planet number 136472) is a dwarf planet orbiting the Sun in the Kuiper belt, a disc of icy bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune.
Wikipedia: Sedna (dwarf planet)
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Sedna (minor-planet number 90377) is a dwarf planet in the outermost reaches of the Solar System, orbiting the Sun far beyond the orbit of Neptune.
90482 Orcus (Wikipedia)
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Orcus (minor-planet number 90482) is a dwarf planet located in the Kuiper belt, with one large moon, Vanth.
Quaoar (Wikipedia)
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Quaoar (minor-planet number 50000) is a ringed dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a band of icy planetesimals beyond Neptune.
225088 Gonggong (Wikipedia)
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Gonggong (minor-planet number 225088) is a dwarf planet and a member of the scattered disc beyond Neptune.
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