Tenth planet (disambiguation)

Tenth planet is a term formerly applied to possible planets beyond Neptune, before the reclassification of Pluto. It may also refer to:

The Tenth Planet, the Doctor Who serial
The Tenth Planet, a novel by Leo Melamed
The Tenth Planet, a 1952 sci-fi radio play
3 Juno, an asteroid that was the tenth object to be identified as a planet before the asteroids were demoted
2060 Chiron, claimed by some to be the tenth planet upon discovery
Eris, which came very close to being considered the tenth planet, after Pluto; it is 27% more massive than Pluto and is just a little bit smaller
Many other trans-Neptunian objects discovered at this time, such as Haumea, Makemake, Quaoar (the biggest object found since Pluto and Charon themselves) and Sedna

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