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[[Image:VandorIV.jpg|thumb|[[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|''USS Enterprise-D'']] in orbit of the [[planetoid]] Vandor IV.]]
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[[File:VandorIV.jpg|thumb|{{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in orbit of the [[planetoid]] Vandor IV]]
'''Planetoid''' or '''asteroid''' is the common designation for a small celestial body [[orbit]]ing a [[star]], usually assigned to the [[planetary classification]] [[Class D]].
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'''Planetoid''' is the common designation for a small [[planet]]-like celestial body [[orbit]]ing a [[star]]. These planetoids, or '''minor planets''', can maintain their own individual and unique solar orbit, or they can also be found among [[asteroid]]s in an [[asteroid belt]].
   
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[[Spock]] once described [[Gamma Canaris N]] as "''more than an asteroid. Like a small planetoid, I should say.''" He further described it as "possibly a remnant of a planet breakup." This planetoid was unique due to the fact that it had an [[atmosphere]] "practically identical to [[Earth]]", as well as a [[gravity]] similar to Earth, which was "most unusual for its size." ({{TOS|Metamorphosis}})
Planetoids have characteristic diameters between a few to several hundred [[kilometer]]s and are sometimes refered to as "'''minor [[planet]]s'''".
 
   
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Several [[planetary classification]]s have been applied to these bodies including:
The [[Dominion]] was fond of constructing facilities on or around asteroids, such as [[internment camp]]s like [[Internment Camp 371]] and [[ketracel-white]] [[Ketracel-white facility|facilities]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[In Purgatory's Shadow]]", "[[By Inferno's Light]]", "[[A Time to Stand]]")
 
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* [[Class D]]
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* [[Class L]]
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* [[Class M]]
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* [[Class Y planet|Class Y]]
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* [[Theta class planetoid|Theta class]]
   
 
In [[2371]], the {{USS|Voyager}} discovered a [[rogue planet|rogue planetoid]] in the [[Delta Quadrant]] that was giving off [[dilithium]] signatures. The planetoid was actually a [[Vidiian]] [[outpost]]. ({{VOY|Phage}})
According to [[Croden]], the [[Chamra Vortex]] is home to millions of asteroids. Croden concealed his daughter [[Yareth]] in one of the larger asteroids. ([[DS9]]: "[[Vortex]]")
 
   
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==Planetoids==
In [[2371]], the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] discovered a planetoid in the [[Delta Quadrant]] that was giving off [[dilithium]] signatures. The planetoid was actually a [[Vidiian]] [[outpost]]. ([[VOY]]: "[[Phage (episode)|Phage]]")
 
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* [[:Category:Planetoids|List of planetoids]]
   
==See also==
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==External link==
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* {{wikipedia}}
*[[Asteroids and planetoids]]
 
*[[Asteroid belt]]
 
*[[Asteroid field]]
 
*[[Asteroid storm]]
 
*[[Comet]]
 
   
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Captain Spock referred to Regula as a planetoid in which the space lab Regula-One orbited. It was in the shadow of the Mutara Nebula. (MOV: “Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan”)
 
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Revision as of 10:32, 7 October 2015

File:VandorIV.jpg

USS Enterprise-D in orbit of the planetoid Vandor IV

Planetoid is the common designation for a small planet-like celestial body orbiting a star. These planetoids, or minor planets, can maintain their own individual and unique solar orbit, or they can also be found among asteroids in an asteroid belt.

Spock once described Gamma Canaris N as "more than an asteroid. Like a small planetoid, I should say." He further described it as "possibly a remnant of a planet breakup." This planetoid was unique due to the fact that it had an atmosphere "practically identical to Earth", as well as a gravity similar to Earth, which was "most unusual for its size." (TOS: "Metamorphosis")

Several planetary classifications have been applied to these bodies including:

In 2371, the USS Voyager discovered a rogue planetoid in the Delta Quadrant that was giving off dilithium signatures. The planetoid was actually a Vidiian outpost. (VOY: "Phage")

Planetoids

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