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Not really, though some very large asteroids are referred to as planetoids.
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What do you call a rocky object that revolves around the sun but is too small to be considered a planet?
it is called an asteroid. it can also be called a mini planet.
Can an asteroid be a planet?
NO.
Was there ever a planet in the Asteroid belt?
No planet ever existed where the asteroid belt is. The mass is insufficient for a planet to have formed from all that debris.
Is the asteroid belt a gas or a solid?
the asteroid planet is solid
Where is the asteroid belt in the planet Jupiter?
The asteroid belt is not in Jupiter.
What is Jupiter next too?
The Planet Jupiter is between the planet Saturn and the asteroid belt. On the other side of the asteroid belt is the planet Mars.
Is an asteroid an exploded planet?
no
Is planet Biyo considered the tenth planet?
No. "Planet" Biyo is not a planet but an asteroid.
Is an asteroid a planet?
no, but it was once called a planet before
Is a asteroid belt a terrestrial planet?
No. The asteroid belt is an area where there are more asteroids than in other parts of the solar system It is not a planet, nor is there enough mass in the asteroid belt to form a whole planet.
What is the difference from an asteroid to a dwarf planet?
A dwarf planet is a body that orbits the sun - is often beyond the orbit of Jupiter and is classified below a planet. An asteroid is a body that orbits the sun within the asteroid belt.
What planet is bigger than an asteroid?
They all are bigger than an asteroid.
