Small Solar System Bodies

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A Small Solar System Bodies (SSSB) is a term defined in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union IAU to describe solar system objects which are not planets or dwarf planets:

All other objects orbiting the Sun shall be referred to collectively as "Small Solar System Bodies" ... These currently include most of the Solar System asteroids, most Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), comets, and other small bodies.

Another "quality definition" from the people at the IAU.

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