Open AccessMeet Hygiea, the Smallest Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System
Author(s) -
Javier Barbuzano
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2019eo136887
Subject(s) - dwarf planet , planet , astrobiology , solar system , astronomy , physics
New observations confirm that main asteroid belt object Hygiea is round. It now fulfills all the requirements to graduate from asteroid to dwarf planet.
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