Archive for September, 2006

Dwarf Planet Names: Eris and Dysnomia!

Thursday, September 14th, 2006 at 11:38 AM

With all the hub-bub with Pluto’s demotion from a planet to a dwarf planet, it is interesting to note that the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named the object that is slightly larger than Pluto. The dwarf planet’s name is Eris and its satellite is Dysnomia. It’s former designation was 2003 UB 313. [...]

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