Vulcanoid

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA member of the hypothetical population of small asteroids orbiting in the dynamically stable zone between 0.08 and 0.21 AU from the Sun

2.NounAn asteroid whose orbit is wholly within the orbit of Mercury.

3.AdjectiveOf or pertaining to a vulcanoid.

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