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minor planet
minor planetn. See asteroid.minor planet n (Celestial Objects) another name for asteroid1 Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  minor planet - any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sunplanetoidasteroid - any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)celestial body, heavenly body - natural objects visible in the skyKBO, Kuiper belt object - any of many minor planets in the Kuiper belt outside the orbit of Neptune at the edge of the solar systemsolar system - the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field |
Translationsminor planet
minor planet: see asteroidasteroid,
planetoid,
or minor planet,
small body orbiting the sun. More than 300,000 asteroids have been identified and cataloged; more than a million are believed to exist in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter, with many more in the Kuiper belt
..... Click the link for more information. .minor planet See asteroids; planetoids.minor planet[′mīn·ər ′plan·ət] (astronomy) Those planets smaller than the earth, specifically Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Pluto. asteroid MedicalSeeasteroidminor planet
Related to minor planet: AsteroidsSynonyms for minor planetnoun any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sunSynonymsRelated Words- asteroid
- celestial body
- heavenly body
- KBO
- Kuiper belt object
- solar system
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