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:
Astronomy
- 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
- 15760 Albion, then nicknamed "Smiley" and hailed as the tenth planet
- 50000 Quaoar, the biggest object found since Pluto and Charon
- 90377 Sedna, a large minor planet
- Charon (moon), regarded together with Pluto as a binary planet
- Eris (dwarf planet), which came very close to being considered the tenth planet, after Pluto
Other uses
- 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu, non-traditional system of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- The Tenth Planet, the Doctor Who serial
- The Tenth Planet, a 1984 novel by Leo Melamed
- The Tenth Planet, a 1952 Hollywood Star Playhouse radio play starring Joseph Cotten
- "Tenth Planet", a song by Solid Space from the 1982 album Space Museum
See also
- Planet X (disambiguation)
- Ninth planet (disambiguation)
- Eleventh planet
- Fictional planets of the Solar System
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