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Dwarf Planets

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A dwarf planet is a category of celestial bodies in the solar system defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on August 24, 2006 in Prague.

A dwarf planet is an object which is in orbit around the Sun and has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape but has not "cleared the neighbourhood" around its orbit.

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No.  Name Distance Eccentricity Radius Orbit Albedo
1 134340  Pluto Pluto 5913520000 5.913.520.000 km 0.2444 0,2444 1151 1151 km 247.92 247,92 y 0.40 0,40
2 136199  Eris Eris 10127028000 10.127.028.000 km 0.4418 0,4418 1200 1200 km 556.97 556,97 y 0.85 0,85
3 1  Ceres Ceres 413790000 413.790.000 km 0.0795 0,0795 474.4 474,4 km 4.60 4,60 y 0.07 0,07
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