Because it is so compact that within some distance of the singularity, the escape
velocity from it is equal to or greater than the speed of light. That means that light
which passes close enough to it is captured, can't escape, and the central region,
close enough to the singularity, can never be seen, since no light can leave it. All
of that is just a complicated way of saying that from a distance, it has to appear
totally black, not only visually but at all wavelengths.
No. Ceres, which used to be considered an asteroid, was recategorized as a "dwarf planet" in 2006, about the same time that Pluto was. Ceres is a small rocky body, the biggest in the asteroid belt.
The dwarf planet Eris truly deserves its designation as "dwarf planet"; it is less than one quarter of Earth's diameter, and about one percent of Earth's mass.
because Pluto is like an asteroid it is so tiny
Ceres, discovered Jan. 1, 1801 by Piazzi. He and other astronomers were looking for the "missing" planet that "ought" to exist between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Ceres is about 900 km in diameter.
Eris is tilted at an angle of about 44 degrees to the ecliptic. Although it is considered a dwarf planet.
A black dwarf is not a planet; it is the remnant of a long dead star that has cooled. A black dwarf would range from about 7,000 to 17,000 miles in diameter.
The oldest dwarf planet is Ceres. See related links for more information.
Ceres is classified as a dwarf planet [See related question] it is the largest asteroid and only dwarf planet in the asteroid belt [See related question]
A black dwarf would be about the same size as a terrestrial planet such as Earth, so it would be larger than some planets but smaller than others.
Ceres is a dwarf planet [See related question] and does not have rings.
Pluto the dwarf planet is an example of of a dwarf planet.
No, Eris isn't a planet, it is a dwarf planet. See the related question "What is a dwarf planet?" for more details on the differences. Eris is the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system and the ninth-largest body known to orbit the sun directly. No Iris is a satellite.
The biggest dwarf planet in our solar system is Pluto. It was considered the ninth planet until 2006, when it was reclassified as a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union. Pluto has a diameter of about 1,473 miles (2,370 kilometers).
Mercury is not a dwarf planet. It is a planet.
dwarf is a dwarf planet because it is to small to be in the solar system.,
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A black dwarf would be smaller than some planets but larger than others. A black dwarf is simply a cooled white dwarf. White dwarfs range from slightly smaller than Earth to about twice Earth's diameter.