How about Planetoid?

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LJK — 9/16/2005 4:01:47 PM (archived)

What's wrong with calling Ceres and all other similar celestial objects "planetoids"? Even better than asteroid, which means little star, which they aren't, as we are learning every day.

A moon of a moon? How about Moon Jr.? Or Moon B?

There are multiple moons in the same orbits around Saturn.

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Reconsider Ceres As A Planet - Mark Eby - 9/16/2005 12:25:25 AM
- Its a planet in my book. - Scott Evil - 9/16/2005 3:55:53 PM
  - How about Planetoid? - LJK - 9/16/2005 4:01:47 PM
    - That would be ok too. - Scott Evil - 9/16/2005 4:16:20 PM
      - re: That would be ok too. - REB - 9/16/2005 4:43:10 PM
      - re: That would be ok too. - LJK - 9/16/2005 4:26:55 PM
- Scroll down a bit... - LJK - 9/16/2005 2:04:03 PM

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