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Article #3806Re: New planet
From: Joe Cain
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 22:55
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 22:55
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In article <C1HC2w.468@wrs.com> gak@wrs.com writes: >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? No one came up with any "official" definition. Joseph Cain cain@geomag.gly.fsu.edu cain@fsu.bitnet scri::cain (904) 644-4014 FAX (904) 644-4214 or -0098
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!portal!lll-winken!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!emory!gatech!mailer.cc.fsu.edu!geomag!cain From: cain@geomag.gly.fsu.edu (Joe Cain) Newsgroups: sci.astro Subject: Re: New planet Message-ID: <1993Jan26.225553.1056@mailer.cc.fsu.edu> Date: 26 Jan 93 22:55:53 GMT References: <1993Jan26.021601.24349@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu> <C1HC2w.468@wrs.com> Sender: cain@gly.fsu.edu Organization: Florida State University Geology Dept. Lines: 16 Nntp-Posting-Host: geomag.gly.fsu.edu