Offical names for Plutoids must have a mythological origin. It
joins previously named plutoids Pluto and Eris, and previously
named dwarf planet Ceres. Makemake is the largest object in the
solar system named for a non-Western mythological figure. Most
known plutoids were discovered by astronomer Mike Brown and his
team. His website notes that the smallest round satellite in the
solar system has a diameter of about 400 km, and that the
smallest round non-satellite in the solar system, Ceres, is
about 900 km in diameter, which, he suggested are the empirical
cutoffs for icy and rocky bodies, respectively, to form spheres
with their own gravity. Prior to today, Makemake was the largest
object in the solar system without an official common name, and
without formal recognition as a dwarf planet or satellite. Some
of the other leading contenders in the queue to be recognized as
dwarf planets, with their diameters in kilometers, approximate
locations and their official or unofficial common names, where
available, a