28-10-2019 17:00 via baltimore.cbslocal.com

It’s An Asteroid! No, It’s The New Smallest Dwarf Planet In Our Solar System

(CNN) — A large asteroid could be reclassified as a dwarf planet — which could make it the smallest in the solar system — after new research revealed it’s shape, astronomers said on Monday.
Nestled in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter is an object that may have been overlooked. They believe the asteroid Hygiea should actually be classified as a dwarf planet.
There aren’t many dwarf planets in our solar system. The five classified as dwarf planets include Pl
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