Planetary Size

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Worlds are classified according to their physical size. Only worlds of interest are recorded, e.g. Gas Giants are simply classified as Small or Large.

The following table outlines the UWP codes for the size of a body:

Planetary Size
Code Description Diameter (Km)
R Asteroid/Planetary Ring (around world) Multiple < 1
0 Asteroid/Planetary Belt (around star) Multiple < 200
D Debris < 200
S Very Small 200-799
1 Small 800-2399
2 Small (e.g. Luna) 2,400-3,999
3 Small (e.g. Mercury) 4,000-5,599
4 Small (e.g. Mars) 5,600-7,199
5 Medium 7,200-8,799
6 Medium 8,800-10,399
7 Medium 10,400-11,999
8 Large (e.g. Venus/Terra) 12,000-13,599
9 Large 13,600-15,199
A Large 15,200-16,799
B Huge 16,800+
SGG Small Gas Giant (no futher codes) 40,000-120,000
LGG Large Gas Giant (no further codes) 120,000-240,000+
  • Note that the size code D ( Debris ) is non-standard. It is included to cover such cases as Comet Mid-Rift (Deneb 3234), which are less than 200Km, but not part of an asteroid belt, yet important enough to have mention.
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