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Pluto-like Objects to Be Called 'Plutoids' Thursday, June 12, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Space   
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From now on Pluto won't just be any dwarf planet, it will be a 'plutoid.' The International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced the name today after two years of deliberation. The new classification will be used to refer to bright dwarf planets. So far, Pluto and its larger neighbour, Eris, are the only named objects that qualify as plutoids, but more dwarf planets are expected to follow. (source: iau.org)
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