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134340 Pluto is a what kind of name for Pluto?

134340 Pluto is a minor planet designation.


What is the other name of 134340?

The dwarf planet Pluto.The dwarf planet Pluto.The dwarf planet Pluto.The dwarf planet Pluto.


What is the legends name for Pluto?

dwarf planet


What is the name of the planet replacing Pluto?

Nothing is replacing Pluto. Now that Pluto is no longer considered a planet, the number of official planets in the solar system is down to eight.


What is the correct term for Pluto?

the correct term for pluto is "dwarf planet".

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Where did Pluto the planet get its name from?

Pluto got its name from Rome (\_/) (*.*) (/ \) UU


What is plutoniums origin of name?

The name plutonium is derived from the name of the dwarf planet Pluto; dwarf planet Pluto is after planet Neptune in the Solar system and plutonium is after neptunium in the periodic table of Mendeleev.


The name of the planet that used to be a planet?

Pluto used to be a planet.


What is the name of planet that changed the dwarf planet Pluto?

There is no such planet.


What popular Walt Disney character shares a name with a planet?

Pluto, Mikey's dog, was named after a planet, which technically is no longer a planet.


When did hades get the name of Pluto?

he never got the the name pluto, pluto is a planet and a ancient greek philosipher


134340 Pluto is a what kind of name for Pluto?

134340 Pluto is a minor planet designation.


What is the other name of 134340?

The dwarf planet Pluto.The dwarf planet Pluto.The dwarf planet Pluto.The dwarf planet Pluto.


What is plutonium's name origin or come from?

The name plutonium is derived from the name of the dwarf planet Pluto; dwarf planet Pluto is after planet Neptune in the Solar system and plutonium is after neptunium in the periodic table of Mendeleev.


Why did they renamed the planet Xena?

Only the International Astronomical Union (IAU) can rule on the official names of things in the sky such as planets, comets, moons, and such. The name "Xena" was pre-chosen for the next planet that the discoverers found that was larger than Pluto, but the IAU decided that since this wasn't a planet and was not really the name of a Greek demigod, they chose "Eris" as the official name of the newly discovered "dwarf planet" after Pluto.


How did plutonium got its name?

The name plutonium is derived from the name of the dwarf planet Pluto; dwarf planet Pluto is after planet Neptune in the Solar system and plutonium is after neptunium in the periodic table of Mendeleev.


What Disney character has the same name as a planet?

PlutoAnswerPluto is now defined as a dwarf planet. Pluto is mickeys dog and is also the name of a now called dwarf planet.