'Plutoid' Chosen As Name For Solar System Objects Like Pluto
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 09:35
in Astronomy & Space
The International Astronomical Union has decided on the term plutoid as a name for dwarf planets like Pluto at a meeting of its Executive Committee in Oslo. Almost two years after the IAU General Assembly introduced the category of dwarf planets, the IAU, as promised, has decided on a name for transneptunian dwarf planets similar to Pluto.