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Is Pluto a planet in 2015?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

The International Astronomical Union "demoted" Pluto from true planet to dwarf or minor planet status in 2006; it is highly unlikely to reverse that decision and change the definition back to include Pluto as a planet in 2015.

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