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Minor planet

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Guide to Dwarf Planets: Ceres, Pluto, Eris, Haumea and Makemake for Kids - FreeSchool

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Worldbuilding - Dwarf Planets

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Sedna Large Minor Planet/Planets Song / Solar System Song

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The Dwarf Planet Song (feat. Jessica Pace Lyells, Loki Alohikea, Jan van der Beek, and Sophia Oaks)

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The Dwarf Planet Song

A minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is neither a planet nor exclusively classified as a comet. Before 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) officially used the term minor planet, but during that year's meeting it reclassified minor planets and comets into dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies (SSSBs).
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  • Physical properties of comets and minor planets