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This article lists all celestial body addons, which are no planet addon or small body addons.  
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This article lists all celestial body add-ons, which are no planet add-on or small body add-ons.  
  
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The International Astronomical Union (IAU), the official scientific body for astronomical nomenclature, defines a "dwarf planet" as a celestial body within the [[Solar System]] that satisfies these four conditions:
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* is in orbit around the [[Sun]]
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* has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (near-spherical) shape
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* has not cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit
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* is not a satellite
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As [[Orbiter]] allows alternative star systems, these rules can also be applied to objects outside our solar system (replacing Sun with the respective alternative star)
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==Dwarf planet add-ons by name==
 
* [[Pluto]]
 
* [[Pluto]]
  
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[[Category:Celestial body add-ons]]
 
[[Category:List pages]]
 
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Revision as of 17:39, 7 March 2007

This article lists all celestial body add-ons, which are no planet add-on or small body add-ons.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU), the official scientific body for astronomical nomenclature, defines a "dwarf planet" as a celestial body within the Solar System that satisfies these four conditions:

  • is in orbit around the Sun
  • has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (near-spherical) shape
  • has not cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit
  • is not a satellite

As Orbiter allows alternative star systems, these rules can also be applied to objects outside our solar system (replacing Sun with the respective alternative star)

Dwarf planet add-ons by name