dwarf planet
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dwarf planet
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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.
noun dwarf planets
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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.
Similar: planetoid, quasi-planet, sub-planet
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noun a type of celestial body
| Español | planeta enano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 왜행성 waehaengseong |
| 日本語 | 準惑星 junwakusei, 矮惑星 waiwakusei |
| 中文 | 矮行星 ǎixíngxīng |
| हिन्दी | बौना ग्रह baunā grah |
| Kiswahili | sayari kibete |
| Português | planeta anão |
| Français | planète naine |
| Deutsch | Zwergplanet |
| Italiano | pianeta nano |
| Ελληνικά | πλανήτης νάνος planítis nános |
| Română | planetă pitică |
| Русский | ка́рликовая плане́та kárlikovaja planéta |
| Tiếng Việt | hành tinh lùn |
| العربية | كَوْكَب قَزَم kawkab qazam |
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title = {dwarf planet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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