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Outside the fact that they're all spherical, not much.
Stars shine and are hot.
Planets only reflect light and are cold ... and are considerably smaller.
Melvin Sipes
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∙ 12y agoThey are both approximately spherical through `hydrostatic equalibrium`(they are massive enough pull themselves into a spherical shape under their own gravity).
They both orbit the sun directly, unlike moons for example - which are primarily in orbit around another body.
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What is the largest known dwarf planet?
Ceres, discovered Jan. 1, 1801 by Piazzi. He and other astronomers were looking for the "missing" planet that "ought" to exist between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Ceres is about 900 km in diameter.
Is dwarf planet Ceres a gas or rocky planet?
No. Ceres, which used to be considered an asteroid, was recategorized as a "dwarf planet" in 2006, about the same time that Pluto was. Ceres is a small rocky body, the biggest in the asteroid belt.
What are similarities between mars and Saturn?
Very few similarities exist between Mars and Saturn. Mars is a smallish terrestrial (or rocky) planet, while Saturn is a large gas giant planet. Mars has two small satellites, while Saturn has dozens of large satellites, and millions of small ones that form the "rings" of Saturn.
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How big is Eris compared to earth?
The dwarf planet Eris truly deserves its designation as "dwarf planet"; it is less than one quarter of Earth's diameter, and about one percent of Earth's mass.
What are the similarities in the outer planets?
They are gas giants, if you do not include the dwarf planet Pluto.
What is the different between a planet and a dwarf planet?
the planet is one of the gases planet.. and the dwarf planets are small planets..
Is Makemake the 3rd dwarf planet from Pluto?
Makemake is the second dwarf planet from Pluto (moving away from the sun). The only dwarf planet in between the two of them is Haumea.
What is the other name of 134340?
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What planet and dwarf planet is closest to the sun?
Ceres is the closest dwarf planet to the sun. Ceres is in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The other dwarf planets are out past the orbit of Neptune.
What is the dwarf planet between mars and Jupiter?
Minime
What is Pluto to day?
Pluto is currently classified as a Dwarf Planet, it has however varied between a full planet, a moon, and now a dwarf planet. Dwarf Planets are functionally the same as a regular planet, their size is just a bit smaller.
What is Pluto the dwarf planet an example of?
Pluto the dwarf planet is an example of of a dwarf planet.
Is Pulto a planet or a dwarf planet?
A dwarf planet it used to a be a planet
What is a brown dwarf?
A brown dwarf is a celestial object that has a size that is between a star and a giant planet.
Which quality defines a planet?
A planet is a ruffly spherical object that orbits a star. The difference between a planet and a dwarf planet is a planet clears its orbit of debris by itself- a dwarf planet has help! Hope this helps!xxx :-)
Why is mercury a dwarf- planet?
Mercury is not a dwarf planet. It is a planet.
