Since no one has picked up on this, try 16th and 17th in size (not including the Sun). AA number of satellites, inclouding the Moon, are larger.
larry > Hi All, > > Based on observations from Chile on November 6th of the occultation of > an unnamed star by the dwarf planet Eris, it appears that the crown for > the 9th largest body in our Solar System may have to be returned to > Pluto. Data is still being reduced and numbers crunched, but it appears > that the error bars to the positive side on Eris' size would still make > it smaller than the smallest estimate of Pluto's size. Alain's initial > personal account can be read here: > > http://www.spaceobs.com/perso/recherche/Eris/ > > A detailed story by Kelly Beatty is now up on the Sky & Telescope > website: > > http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/106861063.html > > --Rob > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list