planetoid

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim An asteroid of any size

   “The group of small bodies that circle round the Sun, outside the orbit of Mars, are known under the designation of the planetoids.”

2. isim An asteroid-like body in an orbit beyond the asteroid belt, such as a centaur or Kuiper belt object
3. isim A larger, planetary, body in orbit around the Sun, such as Vesta or (candidate) dwarf planets such Eris or Sedna

   “After discovering "planetoids", bodies orbiting the Sun, even larger than Pluto's moon Charon ... the question of how Sedna and other planetoids came to be.”

4. isim Any planetary body, including classical planets and moons: a planetary-mass object
5. isim A dwarf planet

   “We prefer the word "planetoid" as a new word to describe round objects orbiting the sun.”