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How many years does it take for neptune and Pluto to switch places?
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every 248 years. it lasts for about 20 years, and it last ended in 1999.
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Is there anything strange about Pluto?
Yes. Because of its orbit Neptune and Pluto switch places every 20 years.
How long does it take for Neptune and Pluto to switch orbits?
288 years
How long it takes to obrit the Pluto?
It takes pluto 248 years to orbit the sun but sometimes it depends on neptune because they swap places so if pluto was in neptune place it would then take 220 years or something like that.
Does Pluto and Neptune swap places every 9 years?
They don't. What actually happens is that Pluto's orbit... well, it doesn't actually intersect Neptune's, but on a two-dimensional plot it looks like it does. This means that for a brief period on each of its orbits around the Sun, Pluto is closer to the Sun than Neptune is.... they do not, however, "switch places." (Also, despite what you might think if you looked at a graph, Pluto never gets anywhere near Neptune. The closest Pluto can ever get to Neptune is about 17 AU; it actually can get nearer to Uranus ... about 11 AU... than it can to Neptune. The reason for this is that Pluto is in a resonance orbit with Neptune; it makes three complete orbits for every two of Neptune's, so every time Pluto is at one of the "crossing points", Neptune is somewhere else in its orbit.)
What planets switch places in planet order?
No normal planets actually switch orbits the way that Janus and Epimethius (Saturn moons) do in a co-orbit. Some Dwarf Planets sometimes are closer or farther from the sun than other kindred Dwarf Planets depending on their locations along their orbits. Pluto is sometimes closer to the sun than Neptune. Haumea is usually further from the sun than Pluto but sometimes is closer. Makemake has the same relationship with Haumea. Eris is usually the farthest but sometimes in its elliptical orbit is closer to the sun than Haumea.
How long does it take Uranus Neptune and Pluto to orbit the sun?
It takes Uranus 84.01 earth years. Neptune 164.80. And Pluto 248.00 years.
When was Pluto inside of Neptune's orbit?
For 20 years, from1979 to 1999, Neptune was actually farther from the sun than Pluto.
Why do Neptune and Pluto cross paths?
About once every 248 years, Pluto moves nearer to the sun than Neptune, and stays that way for about 20 years. This last happened between January 1979 and February 1999 and so it won't happen again until about 2227.
Was Neptune the farthest away from the sun for 20 years?
Neptune was the farthest for 20 years. then pluto came.
Is Pluto or Neptune closer to Earth?
Neptune is closer to the sun but because of Pluto's elliptical orbit, Neptune is farther away form the sun for 20 years. Neptune is closer to the sun but because of Pluto's elliptical orbit, Neptune is farther away form the sun for 20 years.
Is Pluto currently nearer to earth than Neptune?
No, currently Pluto is farther. Pluto crossed the orbit of Neptune in 1999, and is heading farther from the Sun and the Earth. It will be over 200 years before Pluto returns closer to us than Neptune.
What do astronomer's now believe about Pluto's affect on Neptune's orbit?
They believe that Pluto's orbit throws Neptune's off,so every 20 out of 250 years,Neptune is the outermost of the Planets.
