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2003 UB313 is an alternate name of Eris - a dwarf planet.

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2003 UB313 is an alternate name of Eris - a dwarf planet.

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Eris the dwarf planet

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Yes, the provisional name for Eris was 2003 UB313. A provisional name is given to an object directly after its discovery. A more permanent name is then chosen once the characteristics of the object had been calculated.

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UB313 was the unofficial name for Eris the largest known dwarf planet.

Xena was used by the discovery team to denote UB313.

So yes - Xena is UB313 is Eris

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Examples of minor planets include Pluto, an ex-planet, Ceres, the first asteroid to be discoverd, and 2003 UB313 or Eris.

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