@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.worldimagemessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1529arrow-down120
arrow-up1509arrow-down1imageYou are in this solar system, but we do not grant you the rank of planetlemmy.world@Squorlple@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-square@crispyflagstones@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months agoA dwarf planet is a type of planet, right?
minus-square@diverging@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglish4•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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