That assumes that there is something about "planets" that makes their discovery more important than the discovery of other orbiting bodies. If the IAU definiti

That assumes that there is something about "planets" that makes their discovery more important than the discovery of other orbiting bodies. If the IAU definition isn't fit for purpose, don't use it! That's literally the point of the article. If you do your hunting from ships, it's not wrong to call whales fish.