The former "planet" 2003UB313, better known as Xena, has been named Eris after the Greek goddess of chaos and strife. A fitting name as the discovery of Eris sparked a bitter debate in the Astronomical community about what is a planet.
Eris, along with the slightly smaller Pluto, may now be termed a dwarf planet but she's always a woman to me.
14.9.06
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