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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The researchers found the dwarf planet candidate by meticulously sifting through a huge data set from a telescope in Chile that was scanning the universe for evidence of dark energy.
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 4 June 2025
Discovery of a dwarf planet candidate in an extremely wide orbit: 2017 OF201
NASA.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2025
Nine exterior colors are available, including the new Ceres Blue, a celestial blue-gray inspired by the dwarf planet Ceres.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Pluto isn’t a planet Pluto was famously demoted from a full planet to a dwarf planet in 2006.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 4 June 2025
Discovery of a dwarf planet candidate in an extremely wide orbit: 2017 OF201
NASA.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2025
Nine exterior colors are available, including the new Ceres Blue, a celestial blue-gray inspired by the dwarf planet Ceres.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Pluto isn’t a planet Pluto was famously demoted from a full planet to a dwarf planet in 2006.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Dwarf planet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dwarf%20planet. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.
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