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Are there more big Kuiper Belt Objects like 2004 DW that we haven seen?

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Are there more big Kuiper Belt Objects like 2004 DW that we haven seen?

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It is very likely that there are more big Kuiper Belt Objects (we are calling them “planetoids”, but you can call them whatever you want). We have looked at only 15% of the sky before finding 2004 DW. We have also found Quaoar which is very large. We think there could be around 5 more planetoids out there that are somewhere between the size of Charon and Pluto. It is also likely that there are a few “super-Plutos” are out there waiting to be discovered.

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