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Pluto was re-classified as a dwarf planet on August 24th 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). A new definition for a planet was established, Pluto did not fit the new criteria, so was deemed a dwarf planet - known to be spherical in shape and orbit the sun directly, but not dominating its orbit like all 8 remaining planets.

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