OFFSET
1,1
COMMENTS
A value >= 1 indicates that the planet has sufficient mass to clear its orbit.
A planet is a solar system body that meets the definition of "planet" passed on August 24, 2006 under Resolution 5A of the 26th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union.
LINKS
J. Margot, A Quantitative Criterion for Defining Planets, The Astronomical Journal, Vol. 150, No. 6 (2015), Article 185.
J. Margot, A Quantitative Criterion for Defining Planets, arXiv:1507.06300 [astro-ph.EP], 2015.
Wikipedia, Clearing the neighbourhood
Wikipedia, IAU definition of planet
CROSSREFS
KEYWORD
nonn
AUTHOR
Felix Fröhlich, Nov 25 2016
STATUS
approved