According to the IAU's definition:
A "planet" is a celestial body that
(a) is in orbit around the Sun,
(b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and
(c) has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit.
There were a total of nine planets in the solar system when Pluto was considered a planet.
No, Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.
Pluto is a member of the solar system because any object in the solar system is a member of the solar system. However, if you were asking if Pluto is a planet in the solar system then the answer is no. Pluto used to be a planet but is now considered a dwarf planet.
You mean in OUR solar system. lol. Mercury is now the smallest because Pluto isn't considered a planet anymore.
Pluto was discovered in 1930 by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh. It was considered the ninth planet in the solar system until 2006, when the International Astronomical Union reclassified it as a dwarf planet.
There were a total of nine planets in the solar system when Pluto was considered a planet.
The moon itself is not considered a planet. It is Earth's only moon. Since Pluto is not considered a planet (as of 2006), the smallest planet in our solar system is Mercury.
Neptune is our 8th planet in the solar system!
As of right now, there is no tenth planet in our solar system. There are only 8, as Pluto is no longer considered a planet.
Pluto was recently stripped of the honour of being a planet
No, Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.
The ninth planet of our solar system was Pluto. However - the planet was downgraded from planet status, and is now considered part of the Kepler belt.
Neptune is considered as a planet. It's Pluto that's not considered as a planet due to its small size.
Nope :)
Pluto
The planets in the Solar System are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.Pluto is no longer considered to be a planet.
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