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Pluto used to be one of the nine planets (the ninth planet), but it was reclassified as a Dwarf Planet on August 24th 2006. Now there are only eight planets recognized.
you know RoryHem
is correct but hes forgetting Ceres. Ceres was considered a planet too at one point but is now classified as a dwarf planet. so if dwarf planets counted their would be 10 planets in the solar system.
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Was Neptune the ninth planet?
Yes, Neptune is the eighth planet, and the farthest from the Sun. Back when Pluto was considered a planet, Neptune became the ninth planet for 20 years of Pluto's orbit as Pluto is closer to the Sun than Neptune for part of its orbit.
What sometimes crosses paths with Pluto and becomes the ninth planet from the Sun?
uranuas
What is the 6 planet in your solar system?
The sixth planet from the Sun is Saturn. The planets in order of their distance from the Sun are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Pluto was considered to be the ninth planet from the Sun, but was recently declared not to be a true planet.
How do you spell the ninth planet?
"The ninth plant" is meaningless, since there's no natural ordering for plants."The ninth planet" is also meaningless, because there are only eight solar planets, and there's no natural ordering for planets in general. "The ninth planet around the star Mumbojumbo" might have some meaning, assuming that a) there were a star named Mumbojumbo and b) it had at least nine planets, but as it is, your question cannot be answered.
Is Pluto the closest planet to the sun?
The orbit of the dwarf planet Pluto is quite eccentric, meaning it's more of an oval than a circle. It actually comes "inside" the orbit of Neptune for a part of its orbit. Aphelion, its farthest distance is about 7,375,927,931 km or 4,583,189,130 miles away while Perihelion its closest distance is about 4,436,824,613 km or 2,756,915,000 miles away.
What's the ninth planet from the sun?
Pluto
What planet does Pluto's orbit cause it to be the ninth and not the eighth planet from the sun?
Neptune is the eighth planet. Pluto, formerly the ninth planet, is no longer considered a planet.
Is Pluto thhe ninth planet from the sun?
Pluto has been recategorised as a dwarf planet. Until its change in status it was considered to be the ninth planet from the sun. Though, on occasion, its orbit brought it closer than to the sun than Neptune, the eighth planet.
Is Pluto's orbit sometimes causes this planet to be the ninth and not the eight planet from the sun?
Neptune
Which planet is the ninth planet from the sun?
Trick question, there are eight planets, the others are dwarf planets, but 9th from the Sun starts with a 'P'.
Was Neptune the ninth planet?
Yes, Neptune is the eighth planet, and the farthest from the Sun. Back when Pluto was considered a planet, Neptune became the ninth planet for 20 years of Pluto's orbit as Pluto is closer to the Sun than Neptune for part of its orbit.
What sometimes crosses paths with Pluto and becomes the ninth planet from the Sun?
uranuas
Witch planet is closest to the sun?
The closest planet to the sun is mercury I know because I'm clever lol.
Is Pluto the 3rd planet?
No. The third planed from the sun is Earth. Pluto was considered the ninth planet until it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
How many planets away is planets away is Pluto from the sun?
Pluto is the ninth planet from the Sun (though, technically speaking, it is now classified as a dwarf planet)
Where is Pluto in relation to the sun?
Pluto is the nineth planet from the sun, it is the farthest of the known planets. now it is proven that there are 3 more planets who knows it might be true!!! but Pluto is the ninth planet from the sun!!!!!!
Is Venus the ninth planet?
No, Pluto was the ninth planet, but now, there is no ninth planet in this Solar System, since Pluto got turned into a dwarf planet. Your anus is a planet.
