asteroid

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.
2. In the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈæst(ə)ɹɔɪd/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From aster + -oid, lit. "star-like". Coined by William Herschel.

Προτάσεις

The asteroid is named after the Japanese capital Tokyo .

Ο αστεροειδής έχει το όνομά του από την ιαπωνική πρωτεύουσα του Τόκιο.