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xkcd #3063: Planet Definitions (xkcd.com)

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Under the 'has cleared its orbital neighborhood' and 'fuses hydrogen into helium' definitions, thanks to human activities Earth technically no longer qualifies as a planet but DOES count as a star.

https://explainxkcd.com/3063/

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

what is the name for things in orbits that aren't asteroids ?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Satellite.

Can also be broken down to natural and artificial satellites, but natural has extra requirements than just being naturally occurring.

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