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[–] 4412009? [S] ago 

has "cleared the neighborhood" around its orbit.

IAU definition of planet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAU_definition_of_planet

Has cleared, not "could" clear or "would" clear but "has" cleared.

A planet that has this kind of orbit would not be old enough to be able to clear its orbit so therefore according to IAU definition should be called a dwarf planet.

Also we must call it a dwarf planets because at this moment we even have no clue that it it even cleared its orbit because we don't know its orbit yet..