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The size of a black dwarf is about the same as some planets. They are expected to range in size from a little less than Earth's diameter to twice Earth's diameter.

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What is the next stage after The white dwarf stage?

the next stage of a white dwarf is the black dwarf which is form when the degenerate electron slowly cools down by thermal radiation but the time required for a white dwarf to become a black dwarf is bigger than the current age of universe so the evidence of a black dwarf isn't found yet


Is Saturn a planet or dwarf planet?

---- Saturn is a planet, the only dwarf planet is pluto. ---- It's a gas giant!


What planet was a dwarf planet in 2005?

Eris


Is Uranus a dwarf planet?

No, Uranus is not a dwarf planet. It is classified as an ice giant planet in our solar system, along with Neptune. Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and is much larger than the dwarf planets such as Pluto.


In what order are the planets listed from smallest to biggest in the solar system?

In order from least to greatest in mean radius:Vesta (protoplanet)Pallas (protoplanet)Charon+ (dwarf planet)Orcus (dwarf planet)Quaoar (dwarf planet)Ceres (dwarf planet)Sedna (dwarf planet)"Snow White" [2007 OR10]* (dwarf planet)Haumea* (dwarf planet)Makemake (dwarf planet)Pluto+ (dwarf planet)Eris (dwarf planet)Mercury (terrestrial planet)Mars (terrestrial planet)Venus (terrestrial planet)Earth (terrestrial planet)Neptune (ice giant)Uranus (ice giant)Saturn (gas giant)Jupiter (gas giant)*There is a slight discrepancy as to how Haumea ought to be measured, due to its unusual shape. This makes it slightly unclear as to which is considered larger between Haumea and "Snow White."+Binary planet

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How big can a black dwarf planet get?

A black dwarf is not a planet; it is the remnant of a long dead star that has cooled. A black dwarf would range from about 7,000 to 17,000 miles in diameter.


How is a planet different from a dwarf planet and the moon?

A planet is bigger than a dwarf planet and the Moon. A planet revolves around the Sun directly in its own orbit, but so does a dwarf planet. However, the planet is the dominant object in its orbital region. A dwarf planet is not the dominant object. That's the important difference.


What is Pluto really?

Pluto is a dwarf planet. there has been dwarf planets found bigger then pluto.


How wide is Eries?

The massive dwarf planet known as Eris is 2,326 km in diameter. It is 27 percent bigger than the other dwarf planet Pluto.


Is a dwarf planet bigger than a gas planet?

The gas planets are the largest planets in the solar system. The dwarf planets are smaller than even the smallest planets.


Are humans bigger than Pluto?

No. Pluto may be considered a "dwarf planet" but it is still larger than most countries.


How many dwarfs live on a dwarf planet?

The number of dwarfs living on a dwarf planet can vary, depending on the specific planet. Generally, the term "dwarf planet" refers to celestial bodies in our solar system such as Pluto, which is uninhabited by any type of life form as we know it.


Is the earth bigger than a black dwarf?

Earth wold be bigger than some black dwarfs, but smaller than others.


Which planet was recently downgraded and re-classified as a star?

Pluto was redesignated as a dwarf planet. All the stars we can see are much bigger than the planets and many of them are bigger than the Sun.


Is a black dwarf star smaller than a planet?

A black dwarf would be about the same size as a terrestrial planet such as Earth, so it would be larger than some planets but smaller than others.


Is Pluto bigger than any other planet?

No, its smaller than all eight planets. It not even the largest dwarf planet.


What is bigger than an asteroid but smaller than Mercury and farther from the sun than Neptune?

The Dwarf Planet Pluto.