Last modified on 27 June 2003.
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Asteroid (or minor planet)
Any small body that orbits a star, size smaller than about 1000 kilometres.
Orbits of asteroids are usually very elongated and/or differ considerably
from the ecliptic plane.
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Rami T. F. Rekola