planetoids
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- An asteroid of any size“1979 Tsunami generation by pelagic planetoid impact”
- An asteroid-like body in an orbit beyond the asteroid belt, such as a centaur or Kuiper belt object
- A larger, planetary, body in orbit around the Sun, such as Vesta or (candidate) dwarf planets such Eris or Sedna“1991 Optimal trajectories for an ion driven spacecraft from earth to the planetoid Vesta”
- A dwarf planet