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Pluto is no longer considered a planet. It has been renamed a "dwarf planet" since it shares its orbit with other, similar sized (or larger... Pluto's orbit crosses Neptune's, and Neptune is enormous compared to Pluto) bodies.

There are 8 known planets in the Solar System, and it's considered unlikely that more will be discovered if the current guidelines are kept (anything large enough to "sweep out its own orbit" would have a detectable impact on the orbit of Neptune).

There are around 500 confirmed "exoplanets" (planets orbiting stars other than the Sun).

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