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Between its discovery on February 18, 1930 by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh (1906 - 1997), and the proposition of a new definition of the word "planet" in August 2006, there were nine discovered planets in the solar system.
This included Pluto, which, until the 2006 re-definition, was the ninth discovered planet. However, between February 7, 1979 and February 11, 1999, the furthest planet from the sun was, in fact, Neptune, as Pluto's orbit had gone inside that of Neptune.
The same pattern has occurred twice in recorded planetary history since the 15th Century, and on both occasions has lasted a different amount of time, which implies Pluto has a more eccentric orbit than the other bodies which orbit the sun. The first recorded time has been calculated as being between April 30, 1483 and July 23, 1503, roughly the same amount of time as the spell between 1979 and 1999.
However, following this, the next time it occurred was between July 11, 1735 and September 15, 1749, a spell of only fourteen years. However, since the astronomical re-definition of the word "planet", there have been only eight planets in the solar system, of which Pluto is not one, and of which Neptune is now always the furthest away.
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∙ 12y agoActually most of the time, Pluto is the farthest from the Sun. But Some time Neptune is the farthest one due to the intersect of these two planets orbits. During 1979 to 1999, Neptune was farthest from Sun. Anyway Now no need to argue at all as Pluto is not considered as a planet.
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∙ 8y agoNeptune, the planets from the sun are, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus then Neptune.
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∙ 14y agoOf the planets of this Solar System it is the farthest.
However there are planets in other star systems that are much farther away.
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∙ 11y agoyes it's the last planet in the solar system.
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∙ 13y agoType your answer here... yes,
Neptune and Pluto both cross paths in the solar system leaving Neptune farther than Pluto but in 2020 Pluto will be farther than Neptune
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∙ 6y agoNeptune is always the farthest planet from the Sun.
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What is The planet furthest from the sun?
Uranus is the second furthest planet from the sun. Neptune, now the furthest planet from the sun, was the second furthest planet from the sun after Pluto was discovered in 1930 until Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2003.
What planet in the solar sustem is farthest from the sun?
The furthest planet from the sun is Neptune.
What is the nearest planet to the sun and farthest planet?
Nearest is Mercury, furthest is Neptune
Is mars the planet farthest from the sun?
No, Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. Dwarf Planet Pluto is the furthest from the Sun.No.Mars is the 4th planet from the sun.The furthest planet from the sun is Neptune.Previously the furthest was Pluto, however Pluto is no longer classified as a planet.
what planet is the farthest away from sun and why?
Neptune is the furthest away of the eight official planets. There is no particular reason for that, but one of them has to be the furthest and it happens to be called Neptune.
What is the eight furthest planet from the sun?
The eighth planet from the sun is also the furthest planet from the sun. It is Neptune.
Is Neptune a cold planet?
Neptune is freezing, because it is the furthest planet from the sun. It is around ?218
What planet is furthest from the sun?
Uranus is the second furthest planet from the sun. Neptune, now the furthest planet from the sun, was the second furthest planet from the sun after Pluto was discovered in 1930 until Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2003.
What is The planet furthest from the sun?
Uranus is the second furthest planet from the sun. Neptune, now the furthest planet from the sun, was the second furthest planet from the sun after Pluto was discovered in 1930 until Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2003.
What planet in the solar sustem is farthest from the sun?
The furthest planet from the sun is Neptune.
Is this planet ever the farthest from the sun?
No. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are always further from the Sun then Earth is. Neptune is the furthest. (For Pluto fans, Pluto when it was regarded by the IAU as a planet was sometimes "furthest". But even then, it's orbit was so eccentric that sometimes Neptune was.)
Which is the 8 th planet from the Sun?
Neptune is the eighth and furthest planet from the Sun.
Neptune its position from the sun?
Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun; the furthest in our galaxy excluding Pluto, the second-furthest including it. Neptune is about 2,794 million miles (4,496.6 million kilometres) away from the sun. The planet immediately closer to the sun than Neptune is Uranus.
What is the nearest planet to the sun and farthest planet?
Nearest is Mercury, furthest is Neptune
How do we know Neptune is closer to the sun?
I am not sure where this questioner is coming from! Neptune if the furthest planet!
What is the second farthest planet away from the sun?
Uranus is the second furthest planet from the sun. Neptune, now the furthest planet from the sun, was the second furthest planet from the sun after Pluto was discovered in 1930 until Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2003.
Is mars the planet farthest from the sun?
No, Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. Dwarf Planet Pluto is the furthest from the Sun.No.Mars is the 4th planet from the sun.The furthest planet from the sun is Neptune.Previously the furthest was Pluto, however Pluto is no longer classified as a planet.
