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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In 2006, the scientific community pulled the rug out from under us and said that Pluto wasn’t a planet (nowadays, it is classified as a dwarf planet).
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
The International Astronomical Union downgraded Pluto's classification to a dwarf planet in 2006, mainly because other objects might cross its orbit.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 May 2025
Pluto may currently be a dwarf planet on the golf apparel sales leaderboard, but if the brand stays on the current trajectory, the future could be stellar.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The dwarf planet Ceres could be settled with technologies derived from those deployed for settlements on Earth's moon.
—Dave S. Brody, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
The International Astronomical Union downgraded Pluto's classification to a dwarf planet in 2006, mainly because other objects might cross its orbit.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 May 2025
Pluto may currently be a dwarf planet on the golf apparel sales leaderboard, but if the brand stays on the current trajectory, the future could be stellar.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The dwarf planet Ceres could be settled with technologies derived from those deployed for settlements on Earth's moon.
—Dave S. Brody, Space.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Dwarf planet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwarf%20planet. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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