English Explanatory Dictionary

minor planet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is not a planet or a comet.

Word forms

minor planet minor planets

Antonyms

major planet

Related words

dwarf planet giant planet major planet planemo planetary core planetary embryo planetary-mass object planetary object planetessimal planetoid primary planet proplyd protoplanet protoplanetary disc quaternary planet secondary planet tertiary planet planetesimal
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