dwarf planet
noun
: a celestial body that orbits the sun and has a spherical shape but is not large enough to disturb other objects from its orbit
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So, a new class of celestial object — the dwarf planet — came into being, with Pluto at its head.
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John Loeffler, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
In August 2006 the International Astronomical Union General Assembly adopted a resolution to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Its images of Pluto’s nitrogen-ice plains, mountain ranges, dunes and ice volcanoes showed the dwarf planet as a living world.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Stern thinks the dwarf planet distinction is nonsensical—an arbitrary parsing of cosmic definitions.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
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John Loeffler, Space.com, 18 Feb. 2025
In August 2006 the International Astronomical Union General Assembly adopted a resolution to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Its images of Pluto’s nitrogen-ice plains, mountain ranges, dunes and ice volcanoes showed the dwarf planet as a living world.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Stern thinks the dwarf planet distinction is nonsensical—an arbitrary parsing of cosmic definitions.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Dwarf planet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwarf%20planet. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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