How Big Is 2001 KX76 . ... 30.08.2001 . ... Explanation: Newly discovered minor planet 2001 KX76 is circled in the top panel above, a recent composite image from the European Southern Observatory's 2.2 meter telescope at La Silla, Chile . ... The results show this minor planet to be very distant, orbiting just beyond Pluto and Charon in the realm of the Kuiper Belt . ... Along with other evidence, the comparison suggests that Pluto and Charon are closely related to Kuiper Belt worlds like 2001 KX76. ...