Kuiper belt
type: Concept
alternative label: Edgeworth–Kuiper belt
alternative label: Edgeworth-Kuiper belt
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie
broader: Solar system
modified: 2020-11-10T18:11:07.091Z
modified: 2020-11-10T18:10:57.459Z
definition: A region of the Solar System extending roughly from the orbit of Neptune, or 30 astronomical units (AU), to 50 AU from the Sun that contains many small icy bodies. The Kuiper belt is now considered to be the source of the short-period comets.
narrower: Trans-Neptunian objects

Solar system
type: Concept
narrower: Kuiper belt

Trans-Neptunian objects
type: Concept
broader: Kuiper belt