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Pluto as largest Trans-Neptunian Object (TNO)
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04-January-2002, 06:10 PM
John Kierein
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I think the companions orbiting the various asteroids, like Ida, are called moons. So, I don't think a moon has to orbit a planet.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap990807.html
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