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Pluto received a new designation in 2006 as a Dwarf Planet, formerly a planet but now listed in the Minor Planet Catalogue. It is also categorized as a Trans-Neptunian Object and sometimes called a Plutoid or Ice Dwarf.
Because of its distance from Earth it is hard to study - but in 2015 a probe should reach it and give more detailed information. At this time it is assumed to be composed of frozen gas like methane and nitrogen, with a thick layer of water ice, and likely have a rocky core.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 13y agoit is a dwarf planet or a kuiper belt object (huge astriod at the edge of the solar system) Pluto is an ice/rock planet with an atmosphere made of nitrogen and methane and has three moon. The moons names are Charon, Nix and Hydra.
Pluto Description:Pluto was the Roman equivalent of the Greek god, Hades, ruler of the underworld. After many other suggestions and much debate, the dwarf planet was named Pluto partly due to its distance from the sun, which keeps it in the dark, and partly because "PL" are the initials of Percival Lowell, the man who found the existence of another planet and whose laboratory its discoverer, Clyde W. Tombaugh worked. Pluto was detected in 1930.
Dwarf planet pluto:
- Mean Radius: 1150 km
- Mass: 0.0025 (Earth=1)
- Density: 2.03 (g/cm^3)
- Gravity: ? (Earth=1)
- Orbit Period: 247.7 (Earth years)
- Rotation Period: 6.39 (Earth days)
- Semimajor Axis Of Orbit: 39.44 au
- Eccentricity Of Orbit: 0.248
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∙ 15y agoIts temperature is less than 50 kelvin, it is no longer a planet but a dwarf planet, it is smaller than the moon, and it's the furthest "planet" in the Solar System, and it takes 4.02 hours for light to reach it.
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∙ 12y agoPluto was once a planet, but as of 2006 it is now considered a dwarf planet.
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∙ 10y agoNo. There was once a planet named Pluto, but astronomers redefined what constitutes a planet and it no longer qualifies as one.
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∙ 6y agoPluto is a dwarf planet. It's the second largest dwarf planet of five in our solar system.
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∙ 13y agomethane ice and not much else
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What is the size and color of Pluto?
NASA describes it as being "dark-orange and charcoal-black." See the related link below for the best picture of Pluto obtained so far as well as e very detailed description of what the colours mean.
Which planet might be described as a large dirty ice ball?
None, really. That might describe Pluto, but Pluto was recategorized as a "dwarf planet" a few years ago. "Dirty snowball" is also a good description of most comets.
How do you say Pluto in Hebrew?
Pluto is Pluto in Hebrew פלוטו
What are Jupiter and Pluto?
Jupiter and Pluto are planets.
Is Pluto an orbit?
Answer: No, Pluto is not an orbit. Pluto is in an orbit: a 2:3 resonance orbit with Neptune.No, Pluto is a dwarf planet.
Who discovered Pluto and how?
Pluto was discovered in 1930. The person who discovered Pluto was a guy named Clyde W. Tombaugh. After he discovered Pluto they called Pluto Planet X. But later a girl named Venetia Katherine Douglas Phair, born in 1919. She came up with the name Pluto because the planets description sounded just like the god of darkness and the underworld.
What is the size and color of Pluto?
NASA describes it as being "dark-orange and charcoal-black." See the related link below for the best picture of Pluto obtained so far as well as e very detailed description of what the colours mean.
Which planet might be described as a large dirty ice ball?
None, really. That might describe Pluto, but Pluto was recategorized as a "dwarf planet" a few years ago. "Dirty snowball" is also a good description of most comets.
What was the the planet that is no longer a planet in your solar system?
Pluto, it is now a dwarf planet or planetoid.
What planet of rock and ice is smaller than earths moon?
Actually, that description fits two known objects in our solar system: Pluto and the asteroid Ceres.
How much does Pluto weigh?
If you compare it to Earth and Earth is 1 for mass, Pluto is 0.002. 1.3057×1022 kg 2.8770×1022 pounds
What is the name of mickeys mouse dog?
Carl.......Just kidding its PLUTO
How do you say Pluto in Hebrew?
Pluto is Pluto in Hebrew פלוטו
What is the first smallest planet counting Pluto?
If you count Pluto, the answer is PLUTO.
What are Jupiter and Pluto?
Jupiter and Pluto are planets.
How long does it take for Pluto's moon to circle Pluto?
It takes Pluto's moon 6.39 days to circle Pluto.
What is the Latin translation for Pluto?
pluto means of or pertaining to pluto the roman god of death and of wealth
