Dwarf planets and their orbits. Computer artwork showing six dwarf planets (across bottom) and their orbits around the Sun (centre). From left to righ

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Dwarf planets and their orbits. Computer artwork showing six dwarf planets (across bottom) and their orbits around the Sun (centre). From left to right the dwarf planets are; Quaoar, Sedna, 2005 FY9, Haumea, Pluto and Eris. A dwarf planet is an object that fails to dominate its orbit around the Sun (unlike a true planet), but which still has an independent orbit (unlike moons), and is large enough to be spherical due to gravity.

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Size: 3294px × 2715px
Photo credit: © MIKKEL JUUL JENSEN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 2003, 2005, artwork, astronomical, astronomy, belt, dwarf, eris, fy9, haumea, illustration, kuiper, object, orbit, orbiting, orbits, planet, planetary, planets, pluto, plutoid, quaoar, santa, scattered-disk, science, sdo, sedna, solar, space, sun, system, tno, trans-neptunian, ub313, xena