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Pluto was never classified as the eighth planet in our solar system; it was the ninth planet after its discovery in 1930. The eight recognized planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto was reclassified as a "dwarf planet" in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union, which clarified the criteria for planet status. Therefore, Pluto has always been the ninth in the context of the traditional nine-planet model.

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