Eris

Its discovery helped trigger the 2006 IAU vote that redefined "planet" and reclassified Pluto.

Eris is nearly the same size as Pluto. Its moon Dysnomia circles it about every 16 days.

Sources

1. NASA Science, Eris
2. JPL Small-Body Database (orbital elements, physical parameters)

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