According to Space Daily, the IAU definitions of objects in our solar system can be best described this way:

The International Astronomical Union has decided that, to be called a planet, an object must have three traits. It must orbit the sun, be massive enough that its own gravity pulls it into a nearly round shape, and be dominant enough to clear away objects in its neighborhood.

To be admitted to the dwarf planet category, an object must have only two of those traits — it must orbit the sun and have a nearly round shape. And no, moons don’t count as dwarf planets. In addition to Pluto, Ceres and 2003 UB313, the astronomical union has a dozen potential “dwarf planets” on its watchlist.

What’s to become of the other objects in our solar system neighborhood, the ones that are not planets, not dwarf planets and not moons? The organization has decided that most asteroids, comets and other small objects will be called “small solar-system bodies.”

So, although Xena is not a planet, it is a dwarf planet. Maybe they should officially name it with one of the Seven Dwarfs names. Of those names (Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy and Sneezy), I’d choose Bashful, since it is hiding so far away.