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Dwarf planets as 'plutoids'. Pluto, Eris, Haumea and Makemake are all known as  plutoids , unlike the asteroidal dwarf planetoid Ceres. A plutoid is a dwarf planet with an orbit outside that of Neptune.Plutoids are sometimes also referred to as  ice dwarfs  due to their diminutive size and cold surface temperatures.ris. When it was first discovered, Eris was thought to be the largest of the dwarf planets, with a mass 27 percent larger than that of Pluto and a diameter of approximately 1,400 to 1,500 miles (2,300 to 2,400 km).
Even though Pluto is a dwarf planet, and no longer officially a planet, it'll still be a fascinating target for study. And that's why NASA has sent their New Horizons spacecraft off to visit it. New Horizons will reach Pluto in July 2015, and it will capture the first closeup images of the (dwarf) planet's surface.ny object that doesn't meet this 3rd criterion is considered a dwarf planet. And that makes Pluto a dwarf planet. There are still many objects with similar size and mass to Pluto jostling around in its orbit.