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In article 24349@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu, jscotti@lpl.arizona.edu (Jim Scotti x2717) writes:
>
>  This has been covered before in this newsgroup.  This object is
>definitely NOT a _planet_, but rather a minor planet or possibly even
>a comet. 

Months and months ago, there was quite a debate here over what exactly
qualifies a celestial body to be called a "planet" as opposed to an
"asteroid" or a "failed star" or a number of other names.  I really
don't want to open that can of worms again, but did we ever decide?
(After all, what Usenet says goes, right?  :-)

thx
gak
107/H/3&4

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