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How does the International Astronomical Union classify solar system objects?

Answer:
They determine if the object :
  1. is in orbit around the Sun,
  2. has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (a nearly round shape), and
  3. has "cleared the neighbourhood" around its orbit.




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