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Asked by wizzyg12 to Kate, Claire on 24 Jun 2013.
Question: How many dwarf planets are there in our solar system?
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Claire Lee answered on 24 Jun 2013:
Huh, well I was about to write that I thought Pluto was the only one, but then I went and looked stuff up and it turns out that the IAU (International Astronomical Union – those guys who decide what is allowed to be a planet and what no) has currently defined 5 dwarf planets in our Solar System, with the expectation of up to a couple hundred more if we really expand the search.
So I don’t feel so bad about Pluto now, he’s got some buddies of his own.
Also: relevant:
(note: not too scale. Also I’m not sure why the sun has a shadow in the first pic :-/ )
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wizzyg12 commented on :
Aww, those links are so sad 🙂 Thanks though.