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Planetary-mass object

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Planetary-mass object, planetary body or planemo is the name used to define objects having mass to be round, but not enough to host nuclear fusion like stars. They orbit around another astronomical object. It includes dwarf planets, moons and other obiects.

Star, brown dwarf and planemo size comparison

The term was created by the IAU to define object whether they are planets or not. According to the geophysical definition, a planet is an astronomical object that has mass to become round, but insufficient to host nuclear fusion like stars.

In the solar system

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If we apply this to our Solar System, they will be planetary bodies:

    1. Mercury
    2. Venus
    3. Earth
    4. Mars
    5. Vesta
    6. Pallas
    7. Ceres
    8. Hygiea
    9. Interamnia
    10. Jupiter
    1. Saturn
    2. Uranus
    1. Neptune
    2. (78799) 2002 XW93
    3. (35671) 1998 SN165
    4. (119951) 2002 KX14
    5. (120348) 2004 TY364
    6. (144897) 2004 UX10
    7. (175113) 2004 PF115
    8. (455502) 2003 UZ413
    9. (84922) 2003 VS2
    10. Orcus
    11. 2002 XV93
    12. 2017 OF69
    13. 2014 JR80
    14. 2014 JP80
    1. (84719) 2002 VR128
    2. (208996) 2003 AZ84
    3. 2007 JH43
    4. 2001 QF298
    5. Pluto
    6. Huya
    7. Ixion
    8. (145452) 2005 RN43
    9. (90568) 2004 GV9
    10. (307261) 2002 MS4
    11. (55637) 2002 UX25
    12. 2013 XC26
    13. 2010 OO127
    1. Salacia
    2. Varuna
    3. 2010 VK201
    4. 2015 AJ281
    5. 2008 AP129
    6. Haumea
    7. Quaoar
    8. 2014 TZ85
    9. Makemake
    10. 2014 OE394
    11. 2014 WP509
    12. 2012 VR128
    13. 2010 FX86
    14. 2014 BV64
    15. 2014 YA50
    1. 2007 XV50
    2. Varda
    3. (55565) 2002 AW197
    4. 2015 BZ518
    5. 2014 US224
    6. (119979) 2002 WC19
    7. 2013 FZ27
    8. 2007 JJ43
    9. 2003 QX113
    10. 2003 FY128
    11. (84522) 2002 TC302
    12. (26375) 1999 DE9
    13. 2010 DN93
    14. 2014 HA200
    15. 2015 AM281
    1. 2013 FY27
    2. 2004 XR190
    3. 2010 RF43
    4. 2014 EZ51
    5. 2010 RE64
    6. 2010 KZ39
    7. 2014 FC69
    8. 2014 AN55
    9. 2017 FO161
    10. 2014 WK509
    11. 2015 KH162
    12. 2008 OG19
    13. 2006 QH181
    14. 2021 DR15
    15. 2021 LL37
    1. Gonggong
    2. Eris
    3. Dziewanna
    4. (229762) 2007 UK126
    5. (145480) 2005 TB190
    6. 2014 FC72
    7. 2010 JO179
    8. 2018 AG37
    9. 2018 VG18
    10. 2020 FY30
    11. 2015 RR245
    12. (15874) 1996 TL66
    13. (145451) 2005 RM43
    14. (26181) 1996 GQ21
    1. 2008 ST291
    2. 2014 US277
    3. 2014 UZ224
    4. 2005 QU182
    5. 2020 MK53
    6. 2012 VP113
    7. 2015 BP519
    8. Sedna