Both authors said they think Hygeia should now be considered a dwarf planet. “I don’t think it has implications for larger objects, but rather for smaller ones,” Vernazza said.

A NEWLY identified dwarf planet named after a Greek goddess may be the smallest in our Solar System. Dubbed Hygiea, the mysterious world sits in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars and ...

“Hygeia deviates from a perfectly spherical shape by a fraction of a percent, ... As for the dwarf planets, astronomers say new technology will help more be discovered in the near future.

Universe Today – Asteroid Hygiea is Round Enough That it Could Qualify as a Dwarf Planet, the Smallest in the Solar System. Within the Main Asteroid Belt, there are a number of larger bodies that have ...

A team of astronomers believe they may have discovered a new dwarf planet—just like Pluto—on the edge of our solar system. The object—which orbits out beyond Neptune—has been named "2017 OF201" by the ...

The observations have shown that Hygeia could be classified as a dwarf planet. The object is said to be the fourth-largest asteroid in the belts behind Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas.

Two billion years ago, one world was destroyed, but a new one was born. Hygiea, the 4th largest asteroid in the main-belt, is the result of this catastrophic disruption of an asteroid. A team of ...

A large asteroid could be reclassified as a dwarf planet -- which could make it the smallest in the solar system -- after new research revealed its shape, astronomers said on Monday ...

There is an unknown dwarf planet in our solar system, scientists say ‘This result came as a real surprise,’ says scientist. Andrew Griffin. Monday 28 October 2019 16:37 GMT. Comments.

Although it's just 270 miles across — about as big as Alabama — the asteroid Hygeia has surprised astronomers by being round.