Fifth Dwarf Planet Named Haumea

Monday, September 22, 2008 - 13:44 in Astronomy & Space

The International Astronomical Union has announced that the object previously known as 2003 EL61 is to be classified as the fifth dwarf planet in the Solar System and named Haumea. This now means that the family of dwarf planets in the Solar System is up to five.

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