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minor planet

n.

See asteroid.

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minor planet

n

(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) another name for asteroid [1]

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minor planet  (mnr)

See asteroid.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

minor planet - any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun planetoid asteroid - any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) celestial body, heavenly body - natural objects visible in the sky KBO, Kuiper belt object - any of many minor planets in the Kuiper belt outside the orbit of Neptune at the edge of the solar system solar system - the sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field