Counting only dwarf planets it is the second closest; Ceres is closer.
Counting both planets and dwarf planets; Pluto is the 10th from the sun.
Nothing is replacing Pluto. Now that Pluto is no longer considered a planet, the number of official planets in the solar system is down to eight.
Pluto has three moons and there names are Charon, Hydra, and Nix
It is still known as Pluto, even though it was downgraded to a dwarf planet and given a number. So really we should call it 134340Pluto.
134340 Pluto
Pluto didnt get replaced, its still there. There were other planets like Pluto that were discovered in the last couple of decades or so - the same sort of size and further out from the sun. These include Makemake and Sedna to name a couple.
Yes. Pluto is at the inner edge of the Kuiper belt, which contains millions of comets and a number of Pluto-like objects.
There are 8 planets not including Pluto and 9 including Pluto.
Pluto has 5 known moons: Charon, Nix, Hydra, Kerberos, and Styx.
There are 8 planets not including Pluto and 9 including Pluto.
There are a number of different gases that Pluto has. The dominant ones in the atmosphere are nitrogen, carbon monoxide and methane.
Nothing is replacing Pluto. Now that Pluto is no longer considered a planet, the number of official planets in the solar system is down to eight.
Pluto has three moons and there names are Charon, Hydra, and Nix
Yes, there is a satellite that orbits around Pluto its name is Charon. Charon is half the size of Pluto, with a diameter of 1200km. Pluto and Charon orbit each other like double planets.
When Pluto was classified as a planet it was 9th from the Sun. But, it's now classified as a dwarf planet and, counting both planets and dwarf planets, Pluto is 10th from the sun.
A day on Pluto lasts about 153 Earth hours, or more than six Earth days.
Pluto is designated "134340 Pluto", the number being a formal designator given to all minor planets and objects with defined solar orbits (except comets).
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