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I'm not calling anything a moon 😅 but if you read the article - Edward Ashton at Academia Sinica highlights the challenge of defining what qualifies as a moon, especially as telescopes detect smaller objects. According to the article, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) recognizes these newly discovered objects as moons, even though they are small, ranging from 2 to 4 kilometers in diameter. However, the IAU has decided not to prioritize naming moons smaller than 1 kilometer unless a spacecraft visits them.