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Both the Earth and Pluto move in a near circular path round the Sun. When either Pluto or Earth complete one rotation round the Sun (called an orbit) we say that either an Earth year (for Earth) or a Pluto year (for Pluto) has passed.

As Earth is much much nearer the Sun than Pluto, it orbits the Sun 248.09 times for every singe orbit that Pluto makes. Thus Pluto's year equals 248.09 Earth years.

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