
The biggest dwarf planet so far
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
astronomy & geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-4004
pISSN - 1366-8781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2007.48404_17.x
Subject(s) - planet , dwarf planet , astrobiology , astronomy , physics
Eris, the planetary body formerly known as Xena, turns out to be the largest of the new class of dwarf planets.