Squorlple@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agoYou are in this solar system, but we do not grant you the rank of planetlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkYou are in this solar system, but we do not grant you the rank of planetlemmy.worldSquorlple@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squarecrispyflagstones@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoA dwarf planet is a type of planet, right?
minus-squarediverging@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 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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