n. [ Gr. &unr_; starlike, starry; 'asth`r star + e'i^dos form: cf. F. astéroïde. See Aster. ] A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; -- called also planetoids and minor planets. [ 1913 Webster ]
[灶神星, Zào shén xīngㄗㄠˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥ] Vesta, an asteroid, second most massive object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, discovered in 1807 by H.W. Olbers