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dwarf planet

noun

Etymology

Coined by analogy with dwarf star, as part of a tripartite classification of planets: classical planets (the big 8 in the Sol system), satellite planets (planetary-mass moons) and dwarf planets. Redefined by the IAU in 2006 to be a category of sub-planetary objects.

Definitions

  1. A planetary (world-like) body of the Solar system, that directly orbits the Sun like the…

    A planetary (world-like) body of the Solar system, that directly orbits the Sun like the classical planets but does not gravitationally dominate other bodies in the region of its orbit.

    • A member of the Fomor Belt, Bres is a dwarf planet with no atmosphere.

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