Squorlple@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 months agoYou are in this solar system, but we do not grant you the rank of planetlemmy.worldimagemessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1524arrow-down120
arrow-up1504arrow-down1imageYou are in this solar system, but we do not grant you the rank of planetlemmy.worldSquorlple@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squarecrispyflagstoneslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoA dwarf planet is a type of planet, right?
minus-squarediverging@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 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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