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Is Xena officially a planet now with Pluto crossed off the list?
The object that once had the informal nickname of Xena now has a real name, Eris. It and Pluto (and a handful of similar objects in the outer solar system) are classed as dwarf planets.
David Morrison
NAI Senior Scientist
January 22, 2009
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