noun
trans-Neptunian object; TNO
Technical astronomy term for any minor planet or dwarf planet orbiting the Sun beyond Neptune. Often abbreviated as TNO in English.
冥王星は海王星外天体の一つに分類される。
Pluto is classified as one of the trans-Neptunian objects.
Compound of 海王星 (Neptune) + 外 (outside) + 天体 (celestial body), literally 'celestial body outside Neptune's orbit'.