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A '''planet''', as [[2006 definition of planet|most recently defined]] by the [[International Astronomical Union]] (IAU), is a celestial body [[orbit]]ing a [[star]] or [[Stellar evolution#Stellar remnants|stellar remnant]] that is massive enough to be rounded by its own [[gravity]], not massive enough to cause [[thermonuclear fusion]] in its core, and has [[cleared the neighbourhood|cleared its neighbouring region]] of [[planetesimals]]. IAU 2006 General Assembly: Result of the IAU Resolution votes http://www.iau2006.org/mirror/www.iau.org/iau0603/index.html . Working Group on Extrasolar Planets (WGESP) of the International Astronomical Union, http://www.dtm.ciw.edu/boss/definition.html
 
A '''planet''', as [[2006 definition of planet|most recently defined]] by the [[International Astronomical Union]] (IAU), is a celestial body [[orbit]]ing a [[star]] or [[Stellar evolution#Stellar remnants|stellar remnant]] that is massive enough to be rounded by its own [[gravity]], not massive enough to cause [[thermonuclear fusion]] in its core, and has [[cleared the neighbourhood|cleared its neighbouring region]] of [[planetesimals]]. IAU 2006 General Assembly: Result of the IAU Resolution votes http://www.iau2006.org/mirror/www.iau.org/iau0603/index.html . Working Group on Extrasolar Planets (WGESP) of the International Astronomical Union, http://www.dtm.ciw.edu/boss/definition.html