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minor planet
[ mahy-ner plan-it ]
minor planet
/ mī′nər /
- See asteroid
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Origin of minor planet1
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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.
The minor planet Andromache, immediately interior to the critical distance 3.51, has elements somewhat remarkable.
After ten hours they saw the huge Jupiter Equilateral orbit-ship looming up in the viewscreen like a minor planet.
Dr. Palisa finds that the recently discovered minor planet (1905 QY) varies in light to a considerable extent.
This is the real source of the value of the minor planet method.
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