noun🔗ShareAn asteroid of any size"1979 Tsunami generation by pelagic planetoid impact"astronomyspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn asteroid-like body in an orbit beyond the asteroid belt, such as a centaur or Kuiper belt object"Astronomers classify Eris, a distant object in the Kuiper belt, as a planetoid because it orbits the Sun far beyond Neptune. "astronomyspacescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA larger, planetary, body in orbit around the Sun, such as Vesta or (candidate) dwarf planets such Eris or Sedna"1991 Optimal trajectories for an ion driven spacecraft from earth to the planetoid Vesta"astronomyspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA dwarf planet"Pluto is a planetoid, not a full-fledged planet. "astronomyspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading