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Dwarf Planet

Haumea

An egg-shaped dwarf with a ring.

A fast-spinning, elongated dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt with two moons and a thin ring system.

Overview

A fast-spinning, elongated dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt with two moons and a thin ring system.

See also

Makemake

An icy dwarf in the outer Kuiper Belt.

Pluto

The icy heart of the Kuiper Belt.

Ceres

The largest object in the asteroid belt.

Eris

The discovery that demoted Pluto.

Sedna

A distant red world from the Solar System's edge.