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Old 13-October-2006, 07:38 PM
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my take on it is that it is an asteroid.
I agree.

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(though the term is now outdated)
I disagree. The term Asteroids still define non-planets originating from the region of the asteroid belt. The Asteroid Belt and Kuiper Belt do exist.

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But by being classed as a dwarf planet it excludes it from being a SSSB.
I disagree. Then why was Pluto and Eris assigned a Minor Planet (now SSSB) number? I believe that 'dwarf planets' are a subset of SSSBs, and thus will never be major planets.

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