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Previously, speculation as to what was messing with the orbits of distant trans-Neptunian bodies fixated on the existence of a massive object — although such an object does not necessarily have to be a planet.

From Salon • Sep. 9, 2021

Even captured asteroids in Jupiter’s orbit known as Trojans, thought to possibly be trans-Neptunian objects, aren’t this red.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2021

Most of these leftover objects in the present day are known as trans-Neptunian objects and orbit in the Kuiper belt beyond Neptune.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2021

Finally, Chariklo’s orbit is perturbed by Uranus, which transferred the Centaur from the trans-Neptunian region less than ~10Myr ago.

From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014

The cosmogony of the present day sets no outer limit to the solar system, and some astronomers advocate the existence of many trans-Neptunian planets.

From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck