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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).
The exclusion of dwarf planets from the roster of planets by the IAU has been both praised and criticized; it was said to be the right decision by astronomer Mike Brown, who discovered Eris and other new dwarf planets, but has been rejected by Alan Stern, who had coined the term dwarf planet in 1990.stimates are that up to 200 dwarf planets may be found when the entire region known as the Kuiper belt is explored, and that the number may exceed 10,000 when objects scattered outside the Kuiper belt are considered.