A small Solar System body (SSSB) is an object in the Solar System that is neither a planet, a dwarf planet, nor a natural satellite. The term was first defined in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) as follows: "All other objects, except satellites, orbiting the Sun shall be referred to collectively as 'Small Solar System Bodies'". This encompasses all comets and all minor pl. DefinitionThe current definition was included in the 2006 IAU resolution that defined the term, demoting the status of to that of . In the context, it should be interpreted as, "All objects other than planets an. . • • • •. . • •
