The name and precise nature of this category were not specified but left for the IAU to establish at a later date; in the debate leading up to the resolution, the members of the category were variously referred to as plutons and plutonian objects but neither name was carried forward, perhaps due to objections from geologists that this would create confusion with their pluton.
The name and precise nature of this category were not specified but left to the IAU to define later; in the debate leading up to the resolution, members of the category were referred to as plutons and plutonian objects, but neither term was adopted, possibly due to objections from geologists who feared it would cause confusion with their own plutons.