In this schematic diagram the relative sizes of the largest Kuiper Belt Objects (KBO) are illustrated. The newly discovered object, 2001 KX76 (diameter about 1200 km), is the largest known KBO and is even larger than Pluto's moon, Charon. For comparison Pluto's diameter is about 2300 km.
Credit: ESA, ESO, Astrovirtel & Gerhard Hahn (German Aerospace Center, DLR)
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| Id: | heic0110b |
| Object: | Pluto, Charon, 2001 KX76, Varuna, 1996 TO66, 2000 EB173, 1995 SM55, 1999 TC36, 1998 WH24, 1999 DE9 |
| Type: | Solar System, Illustration |
| Instru-ment: | N/A |
| Width: | 2972 |
| Height: | 1113 |
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