minor planet

English

Noun

minor planet (plural minor planets)

1. (astronomy) An astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is not a planet or a comet.

Antonyms

• (an orbitally dominant planemo) major planet (synonymous with planet in the 2006 IAU definition)

Hypernyms

• planet (structurally)

Hyponyms

• asteroid
• centaur
• dwarf planet
• Kuiper belt object
• trans-Neptunian object
• trojan

 

Related terms

• giant planet
• planetary object

Translations

celestial body

• Czech: planetka (cs) f
• Esperanto: planedeto
• German: Kleinplanet (de) m
• Irish: fophláinéad m
• Italian: pianetino (it) m
• Korean: 소행성체 (ko) (sohaengseongche)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Manx: mynphlanaid m
• Norwegian: småplanet m
• Romanian: planetă minoră f, miniplanetă
• Swedish: småplanet c
• Turkish: küçük gezegen

See also

• planemo
• planetesimal
• planetoid