Dwarf planet is named!
POSTED BY: CrevanReaver
UPDATED: Saturday, September 16, 2006 00:48
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The dwarf planet previously known as 2003 UB313 that was occasionally refer to by the nickname "Xena" has now officially been given a name: Eris (officially 136199 Eris).
Some info on Eris:
* It is named after the Greek goddess of strife whose Latin name is Discordia.
* It's the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system. (It's larger than Pluto.)
* It has a moon named Dysnomia.
* It and Dysnomia are currently the most distant known objects in the solar system.
* Its discovery is what lead the International Astronomical Union to finally define the term 'planet' more precisely.
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=22045
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I think I prefered Xena better, or maybe `planet Bob`.
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