Eris is named after the goddess Eris, a personification of strife and discord.
Of the five currently recognized dwarf planets, Eris is the second largest after Pluto. Pluto falls into second place in terms of mass, as Eris is denser.
No. Eris is a dwarf planet.
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Currently that would be Eris, largest of our dwarf planets. There may be colder dwarfs in other star systems--but we have not yet detected them. There may also be colder dwarfs in our own solar system--Eris is simply the most recent find.
A number of names for the "tenth planet" were discussed; two popular ones were Xena, from the TV program, and Persephone, in Greek mythology the consort of Pluto. However, in 2006, the International Astronomical Union recategorized Pluto as a "dwarf planet", and the body tentatively named "Xena" was officially named Eris as another "dwarf planet". (There are three other named "dwarf planets" to go with Pluto and Eris.)
2003 UB313 is an alternate name of Eris - a dwarf planet.
Of the five currently recognized dwarf planets, Eris is the second largest after Pluto. Pluto falls into second place in terms of mass, as Eris is denser.
Eris is the largest Known Dwarf Planet in our solar system
No. Eris is a dwarf planet.
No. Eris is a dwarf planet.
No. First of all, Eris is not a planet; it is a dwarf planet. Eris is smaller thean Mercury, the smallest planet in the solar system. The largest planet is Jupiter. Eris is the largest of the dwarf planets.
Eris was named after the Greek goddess of strife and discord. This name was chosen because of the controversy and debate surrounding its discovery and classification as a dwarf planet, which caused discord among astronomers.
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Eris has a frozen atmosphere.
YesYes it is.
Eris was officially classified as a dwarf planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
No. Planet X was a provisional name for a planet believed to exist beyond the orbit of Neptune based on a slight anomaly in its orbit. It was later realized that the anomaly was due to a miscalculation of the mass of Uranus.