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  • Understanding Icy Celestial Bodies: Comets & Dwarf Planets
    There isn't a specific name for a celestial form made of frozen gases and solid rock. However, depending on its size and formation, it could be classified as:

    * Comet: A comet is an icy body that orbits the Sun. When it gets close to the Sun, the ice vaporizes, creating a visible tail.

    * Dwarf planet: A dwarf planet is a celestial body that orbits the Sun, is massive enough for its gravity to pull it into a nearly round shape, but has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. Some dwarf planets, like Pluto, are known to have icy surfaces and rocky cores.

    * Planetesimal: Planetesimals are small celestial bodies that formed in the early solar system. They are thought to have been the building blocks of planets. Some planetesimals may have been composed of ice and rock.

    * Trans-Neptunian object (TNO): These objects reside beyond Neptune's orbit and are often composed of ice and rock. They are highly diverse in size and composition.

    * Asteroid: Although asteroids are primarily rocky, some may contain water ice.

    Therefore, the specific name depends on the size, composition, and location of the celestial body.

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