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A plutoid or ice dwarf is an icy object similar to Pluto, smaller than most true planets. Plutoids are not considered true planets because they have been unable to clear smaller debris from their orbital paths.
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Is there a dwarf planet behind Pluto?
Yes, Eris is the largest Plutoid (dwarf planet). It is further out than Pluto, but is larger than Pluto. There are also Haumea and Makemake. There are others as well, but so far these are the only ones named as being a dwarf planet/Plutoid.
What is the difference between the sun and a big gas planet?
The sun is a star and the gas planet is a planet.
What planet replaced pluto?
Pluto didnt get replaced, its still there. There were other planets like Pluto that were discovered in the last couple of decades or so - the same sort of size and further out from the sun. These include Makemake and Sedna to name a couple.
What is the difference between a continent and a planet?
Continents are the landforms on a planet. A planet (in OUR solar system) revolves aound the Sun.
What is the difference between exoplanet and extrasolar planet?
Both exoplanet and extrasolar planet are planets that are outside the solar sysytem.
Can you say a dwarf planet a plutoid?
NO, because it is not possible. Every plutoid is a dwarf planet but every dwarf planet is not a plutoid.
Can you say a plutoid a dwarf planet?
YES, obviously, because every plutoid is a dwarf planet but every dwarf planet is not a plutoid.
Is a plutoid a comet?
No, it's a "dwarf planet".
Is it Pluto considerade a planet?
no it use to be but is now called a plutoid
Is there a dwarf planet behind Pluto?
Yes, Eris is the largest Plutoid (dwarf planet). It is further out than Pluto, but is larger than Pluto. There are also Haumea and Makemake. There are others as well, but so far these are the only ones named as being a dwarf planet/Plutoid.
What is the difference between the rotation and a revolution of a planet?
The difference between the rotation and revoulution is that rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun.
What is Pluto called now in the year of 2008?
a dwarf planet - or - a plutoid, a word coined specially to categorise it and other bodies like it.
What is the difference between the sun and a big gas planet?
The sun is a star and the gas planet is a planet.
Does a plutoid have an atmosphere?
yes
What planet replaced pluto?
Pluto didnt get replaced, its still there. There were other planets like Pluto that were discovered in the last couple of decades or so - the same sort of size and further out from the sun. These include Makemake and Sedna to name a couple.
What is the difference between a continent and a planet?
Continents are the landforms on a planet. A planet (in OUR solar system) revolves aound the Sun.
What is the difference between a planets period of rotation and period of revolution?
The difference between the rotation and revoulution is that rotation is the spiinning of the planet on its axis and revoulution is the orbiting of the planet around the sun.
