Trans-Neptunian spectral types

A trans-Neptunian spectral type (or Kuiper belt spectral type) is assigned to trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) and other icy small bodies in the Solar System based on their reflectance spectrum (and in some cases, albedo). Spectral types are useful as they provide a first-order description of the surface composition of these distant objects.

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