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There are only 8 major planets in the solar system, since Pluto (the old ninth planet) was re classified as a dwarf planet. If we did count the 5 additional dwarf planets, then Pluto would be the tenth one out, since there is a dwarf planet called Ceres between Mars and Jupiter.
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∙ 12y agoThere are only 8 planets now recognised by the IAU, Pluto was the ninth for a while but is now classified as a dwarf planet. There are four other officially recognised dwarf planets.
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How far from the sun is the tenth planet?
Currently, there are only eight planets in our solar system, so there is no tenth planet. The tenth planet ever to be discovered (not counting Pluto as a planet) is a planet that orbits the star PSR B1257+12. It is about a thousand light years away from the sun.
What is the 5th planet away from the sun?
The 5th planet away from the sun is Jupiter.
Is the earth the tenth planet from the sun?
No. Earth is the third planet from the sun. Our solar system only has eight planets.
Which is the fifth planet away from the sun?
Jupiter is the 5th planet away from the Sun, in our Solar System.
Does a planet have less gravity if it is further away from the sun?
No. The surface gravity of a planet is a product of its size and mass. It has nothing to do with distance from the sun. However, a planet farther away from the sun will experience a weaker pull from the sun's gravity.
How far from the sun is the tenth planet?
Currently, there are only eight planets in our solar system, so there is no tenth planet. The tenth planet ever to be discovered (not counting Pluto as a planet) is a planet that orbits the star PSR B1257+12. It is about a thousand light years away from the sun.
Is it true that Neptune is the tenth planet from the sun?
Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun.
Is sedna a tenth planet from the sun?
no
What number planet is your planet away from the sun?
Earthis the 3rd planet away from the sun.
What is Jupiter from the sun?
it is the 5th planet away from the sun it is the 5th planet away from the sun
What planet is twice as small as the sun?
No planet is that big. Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, is about a tenth the diameter of the sun.
What is the 5th planet away from the sun?
The 5th planet away from the sun is Jupiter.
Is mercury the 2 planet away from the sun?
NO it is the first planet away from the sun
Is the earth the tenth planet from the sun?
No. Earth is the third planet from the sun. Our solar system only has eight planets.
Which is the fifth planet away from the sun?
Jupiter is the 5th planet away from the Sun, in our Solar System.
Which planet is about one tenth of the distance Uranus is on the Sun?
Mars
What planet is the second away from the sun?
Venus is the second planet from the sun.
