minor planet

English

Noun

minor planet (plural minor planets)

(astronomy) An astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is not a planet or a comet.

Antonyms

(an orbitally dominant planemo) major planet (synonymous with planet in the 2006 IAU definition)

Hypernyms

planet (structurally)

Hyponyms

Related terms

Translations

celestial body

Czech: planetka (cs) f
Esperanto: planedeto
German: Kleinplanet (de) m
Irish: fophláinéad m, mionphláinéad m
Italian: pianetino (it) m
Korean: 소행성체 (ko) (sohaengseongche)
Manx: mynphlanaid m
Norwegian: småplanet m
Romanian: planetă minoră f, miniplanetă
Swedish: småplanet (sv) c
Turkish: küçük gezegen (tr)

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