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Dwarf Planets Dataset

Recognized dwarf planets.

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Version
1.0.0
Entities
5
Last generated
2026-06-29
License
CC BY-SA 4.0
Checksum
(published at release)

Sample (5 of 5)

NameType
CeresDwarf planet
ErisDwarf planet
HaumeaDwarf planet
MakemakeDwarf planet
PlutoDwarf planet

Scientific citations

Real, source-backed references for this dataset — formatted through the citation engine.

  • Planetary Fact Sheet

    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center — NSSDCA

    Cite (APA / BibTeX)
    NASA Goddard Space Flight Center — NSSDCA (n.d.). NASA Planetary Fact Sheet. Planetary Fact Sheet. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center — NSSDCA. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/
    
    @misc{cite:nasa-planetary-fact-sheet,
      title        = {NASA Planetary Fact Sheet},
      organization = {NASA Goddard Space Flight Center — NSSDCA},
      howpublished = {Planetary Fact Sheet},
      year         = {n.d.},
      url          = {https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/},
      note         = {Tabulated physical and orbital parameters for the Sun, planets, and major moons.}
    }
  • NASA Goddard — NSSDCA

    Cite (APA / BibTeX)
    NASA Goddard — NSSDCA (n.d.). Pluto Fact Sheet. NASA Goddard — NSSDCA. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/plutofact.html
    
    @misc{cite:factsheet-dwarf_planet-pluto,
      title        = {Pluto Fact Sheet},
      organization = {NASA Goddard — NSSDCA},
      year         = {n.d.},
      url          = {https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/plutofact.html},
      note         = {Physical and orbital parameters for Pluto.}
    }
  • NASA JPL (Caltech)

    Cite (APA / BibTeX)
    NASA JPL (Caltech) (n.d.). Ceres — JPL Small-Body Database. NASA JPL (Caltech). https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html
    
    @misc{cite:jpl-dwarf_planet-ceres,
      title        = {Ceres — JPL Small-Body Database},
      organization = {NASA JPL (Caltech)},
      year         = {n.d.},
      url          = {https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html},
      note         = {Orbit and physical data for Ceres.}
    }
  • Institutional pageCeres — NASA Science

    NASA

    Cite (APA / BibTeX)
    NASA (n.d.). Ceres — NASA Science. NASA. https://science.nasa.gov/
    
    @misc{cite:nasa-dwarf_planet-ceres,
      title        = {Ceres — NASA Science},
      organization = {NASA},
      year         = {n.d.},
      url          = {https://science.nasa.gov/},
      note         = {NASA overview of Ceres.}
    }

Source references

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.

  • IAUInternational Astronomical Union

    Official naming, definitions, constellation boundaries, and astronomical nomenclature.

  • NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics

    Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.