Is Pluto a planet or a star?

Answer 1

There is some debate among astronomers whether Pluto is a planet (vs. an asteroid or some such), but it is definitely not a star.

[EDIT] (from a completely different guy :P)

Pluto is not considered a planet nor a star. A planet can be defined as:

- An object orbiting around the sun

(CHECK)

- Needs enough gravitational force to pull itself into a spherical shape (CHECK)

- Needs it's own orbit with no other object on it's orbit

(BUMMER :P)

As long as an object in the solar system does not meet the third point (but meets the other two points), it is considered a 'dwarf planet'...

FYI (for your info):

There are other objects (or dwarf planets) in Pluto's orbit (like: Eris, Sedna, Orcus...), so as long as Pluto does not crush into all of them and add up it's mass, it won't be considered a 'planet'. In other words, Pluto may be a planet sometime

in the future.

By: Animefanrarr

Answer 2

Pluto is a planet not a star and has been discovered to be the last planet on our sola system
don't listen to that person its a planet now. They decided that it was a planet because of the form and shape of it. they decided this in 2010 in Jan or feb

Answer 3

No, the closest star to us is Proxima Centauri, part of Alpha Centauri, which is 4.3 lightyears away or 4.068^13 kilometres away. Pluto is also about a quarter of 1% of the size of our Earth. If you set Pluto onto the United States of America, it would barely cover half of the 48 lower states. Stars a massively huge.

Answer 4

Pluto is included in a group called dwarf planets, which aren't considered true planets due to their size and location. It is also called a plutoid, a classification given to a dwarf planet that is farther out in space than Neptune.

Answer 5

Pluto is a real object, but as of 2006 it is no longer considered a planet.

Answer 6

dwarf planet (:

Answer 7

yes