| 单词 | minor planet |
| 释义 | minor planet (once / 49248 pages) n WORD FAMILY minor planet: minor planets USAGE EXAMPLESOn its website, the the Minor Planet Center said Mercury is regarded as “one of the greatest rock singers of all time.” Washington Times(Sep 06, 2016) The announcement was formalized yesterday with a certificate of adoption from the International Astronomical Union and the Minor Planet Center. The Verge(Sep 05, 2016) A quick search through the data sets of the Minor Planet Center, at Harvard University, revealed precisely these objects, located precisely where they should be. The New Yorker(Jan 20, 2016) n any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper planetoid Quaoar a planetoid discovered in 2002 Sednaa planetoid of rock and ice about three-quarters the size of Pluto discovered in 2003; the most distant object known to orbit around the sun Apollo asteroidan asteroid whose orbit crosses the Earth's orbit Ceresthe largest asteroid and the first discovered Pallasa large asteroid; the second asteroid to be discovered Vestathe brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered asteroid any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) KBO, Kuiper belt objectany of many minor planets in the Kuiper belt outside the orbit of Neptune at the edge of the solar system Chironan asteroid discovered in 1977; it is unique in having an orbit lying mainly between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus celestial body, heavenly body natural objects visible in the sky |
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