After a vote by the International Astronomical Union.
Pluto was officially 'downgraded' to minor planet status on September 13, 2006. It was deemed that Pluto was actually part of the Kuiper belt - and not part of our solar system.
In 2011, Pluto was classified as a "dwarf planet" by the International Astronomical Union. This decision downgraded Pluto from its previous status as the ninth planet in our solar system.
It was not kicked out of the solar system. It was downgraded to a dwarf planet. Dwarf planets and lesser items, like asteroids and comets, are all part of the solar system. Pluto was downgraded on the 24th of August 2006.
Pluto was redesignated as a dwarf planet. All the stars we can see are much bigger than the planets and many of them are bigger than the Sun.
After a vote by the International Astronomical Union.
It was downgraded.
Pluto was officially 'downgraded' to minor planet status on September 13, 2006. It was deemed that Pluto was actually part of the Kuiper belt - and not part of our solar system.
Pluto has been downgraded to dwarf planet. It is still a planet but it is not a planet on the same levels as Mars or Earth, for example.
it WAS technically an outer planet before it got downgraded to a dwarf planet
In 2011, Pluto was classified as a "dwarf planet" by the International Astronomical Union. This decision downgraded Pluto from its previous status as the ninth planet in our solar system.
It was not kicked out of the solar system. It was downgraded to a dwarf planet. Dwarf planets and lesser items, like asteroids and comets, are all part of the solar system. Pluto was downgraded on the 24th of August 2006.
Charon. It's more of a satellite than a planet, unless you want to consider Pluto/Charon as a double planet. That's a little awkward, since Pluto has been downgraded to a planetoid.
No planet was discovered in 1932. You probably mean Pluto. That was discovered in 1930. It has since been downgraded to a "dwarf planet".
Pluto was redesignated as a dwarf planet. All the stars we can see are much bigger than the planets and many of them are bigger than the Sun.
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.
The International Astronomical Union changed the classification of Pluto in August of 2006. They downgraded it from a planet to a dwarf planet.