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minor planet
[ mahy-ner plan-it ]
minor planet
minor planet
/ mī′nər /
- See asteroid
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Word History and Origins
Origin of minor planet1
First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences
Let b be the longitude of a minor planet in the initial epoch, that is to say, the epoch zero.
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The minor planet Andromache, immediately interior to the critical distance 3.51, has elements somewhat remarkable.
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After ten hours they saw the huge Jupiter Equilateral orbit-ship looming up in the viewscreen like a minor planet.
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Dr. Palisa finds that the recently discovered minor planet (1905 QY) varies in light to a considerable extent.
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This is the real source of the value of the minor planet method.
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