@Squorlple to Science [email protected]English • 7 months agoYou are in this solar system, but we do not grant you the rank of planetimagemessage-square79arrow-up1526arrow-down119
arrow-up1507arrow-down1imageYou are in this solar system, but we do not grant you the rank of planet@Squorlple to Science [email protected]English • 7 months agomessage-square79
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months agoA dwarf planet is a type of planet, right?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•7 months agoNot according to the IAU. According to the IAU, “planets and dwarf planets are two distinct classes of objects” – in other words, “dwarf planets” are not planets.
A dwarf planet is a type of planet, right?
Not according to the IAU.
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