scattered disc

Proper noun

 * 1)  A trans-Neptunian region of the Solar System that overlaps the outer edge of the Kuiper belt, but also extends far beyond it, and is populated sparsely by small Solar System bodies.
 * 2) * 2021, Ahmed Sayeed, Dawn of Life, Authors Tree Publishing, page 16,
 * The scattered disc which overlaps the Kuiper belt but extends out to about 200 AU, is thought to be the source of short-period comets. Scattered-disc objects are thought to have been ejected into erratic orbits by the gravitational influence of Neptune's early outward migration.
 * 1) * 2021, Ahmed Sayeed, Dawn of Life, Authors Tree Publishing, page 16,
 * The scattered disc which overlaps the Kuiper belt but extends out to about 200 AU, is thought to be the source of short-period comets. Scattered-disc objects are thought to have been ejected into erratic orbits by the gravitational influence of Neptune's early outward migration.

Translations

 * French: disque des objets épars
 * Italian: disco diffuso, disco sparso