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Hycean planet being a exoplanet or dwarf planet

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This article says that hycean planet is a exoplanet and considered to be part of ocean world. But I'm not sure that if this planet is a dwarf planet. Can you tell me what is this planet classify as? Just for this, is this size of the hycean planet small or large? 2600:1700:78EA:450:75E5:23D1:5B65:DBB4 (talk) 05:52, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The article actually says "They are usually considered to be larger and more massive than Earth." So, Earth is not a dwarf planet and words like "massive" are not usually used to describe small things. 196.50.199.218 (talk) 06:45, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
A dwarf planet is defined by its inability to clear the neighbourhood. Abductive (reasoning) 07:54, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Just to clarify: hycean planet is a hypothetical type of planet just like rocky planet is a type of planet. It is not a specific planet. Joe vom Titan (talk) 10:49, 16 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]