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No. It is considered as a dwarf planet If you order a small Pepsi, you still get Pepsi, right? Pluto is a planet. It is a special class of planet; it is a dwarf planet. What it is not is a major planet.

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It is now catergoried as a dwarf planet because of its irregular orbit. There are three new qualifications for a bodie in space to be a major planet and Pluto has 2/3 of them.

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It is now considered a dwarf planet. Still a planet, but now a "second class" planet, as it were.

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Yes, Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet.

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Does Pluto still a planet?

nope, it is considered a dwarf planet now.


Is Pluto still a planet or dwarf planet?

Its still a dwarf planet


What planet is so small that it could be a captured planet?

Pluto,Even Though It Is A Dwarf Planet,Its Still Considered As A Planet,So It Will Be Pluto Because Pluto Is A Small Planet And It Can Be Captured.


The preface from the pluto files answers?

Pluto is a dwarf planet that is supposed to be no longer a planet (It is still considered a planet because of its history in the solar system.


Is Uranus a dwarf planet?

No, Uranus is still considered a planet. Pluto has been the only planet so far down graded to dwarf planet status.


Where did the dwarf planet Pluto disappear to?

The dwarf planet Pluto did not disappear. It's still there, orbiting the Sun.


Why did Pluto lose its status as the 9th planet?

Pluto is still a planet but it is now considered a dwarf planet. Pluto's re-categorization as a dwarf planet was voted upon by a panel from The International Astronomical Union, the governing body in charge of naming space objects.


Are humans bigger than Pluto?

No. Pluto may be considered a "dwarf planet" but it is still larger than most countries.


Is Pluto still planet?

No. As of 2006 Pluto is a dwarf planet, which is a different class of object.


Did Pluto get destroyed?

No. Pluto is still perfectly intact. It is no longer considered a planet as of 2006 because of a new definition, which Pluto did not quite meet.


What is the ninth largest planet?

Pluto was considered a planet but now has been disqualified as a planet. it is now called a dwarf planet. it is present in the kuiper belt beyond the orbit of Uranus and the chances of finding a ninth planet has almost been ruled out as the planets discovered beyond the orbit of pluto are dwarf planets and are smaller than the one before them.


Why is there no Pluto in your solar system?

Pluto is still in the solar system. They just changed its category from "planet" to "dwarf planet."