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Are asteroids bigger than planets

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14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Asteroids are by nature irregular shaped and do not fit into the classification of a planet. The largest asteroid, Ceres, is only classified as a dwarf planet.

The term planet is defined not by size alone. [See related question]

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