Assertion: planet | /r/CapableOf | clear its neighborhood
Facets:
value: around its orbit
type: LOCATION
value: unlike the dwarf planet
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The defining dynamic characteristic of a planet is that it has cleared its neighborhood.
text: The definition of planet set in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) states that, in the Solar System, a planet is a celestial body which: Is in orbit around the Sun, Has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (a nearly round shape), and Has "cleared the neighbourhood" around its orbit.
text: This definition of a dwarf planet differentiates it from a planet on two criteria: unlike the dwarf planet, a planet has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit, and the definition of a planet does not include the satellite distinction.
text: A planet that has cleared its neighborhood has accumulated enough mass to gather up or sweep away all the planetesimals in its orbit.
text: For instance, many have challenged the idea of a planet clearing its neighborhood, citing the existence of near-Earth Objects (NEOs), Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids, and other instances where large planets share their orbit with other objects.
text: Additionally, it would have to be able to clear its neighborhood – meaning it has enough gravity to force any objects of similar size or that are not under its gravitational control out of its orbit.
text: a planet has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit
text: A planet is a celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun, has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit.