How many planets are there?
Answer in detail.
2006-08-26 03:31:25 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
What are their names?
2006-08-26 03:33:38 · update #1
YOU MUST REMEMBER TO TELL ME THE NAMES OF THE PLANETS!
2006-08-26 03:41:31 · update #2
There are 8 planets based on the new definition.
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Earth
4. Mars
5. Jupiter
6. Saturn
7. Uranus
8. Neptune
Pluto had been excluded because it's elliptical orbit crosses into Neptune's.
2006-08-26 03:53:33 · answer #1 · answered by ideaquest 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
8 the other have stated them. There are also now sevral more Dawrf Plantes. At least three Pluto, Xena (UB313), Ceres, more will be found. Under the IAU tdeffinition though Dwarf planets are not planet. So as of righ now
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are all planets.
2006-08-26 05:25:47 · answer #2 · answered by Scott A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9
2006-08-26 03:33:54 · answer #3 · answered by Denise B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There used to be nine... but now that they've said Pluto isn't a planet, that took it down to eight. Didn't read past the headlines, so I can't be sure they didn't "make up" some other planets at the same time!
2006-08-26 03:34:53 · answer #4 · answered by Jim A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for the past 76 years there have been 9 planets, but recently pluto was just kicked out....so now there are only 8
2006-08-26 03:36:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stupid u havent mentioned the location of the planets
2006-08-26 04:42:48 · answer #6 · answered by Mikhil M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8--- Pluto has been downgraded to a Dwarf Planet
2006-08-26 03:34:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At this very moment, still 9.
This is because the rest of the 'rocks' are not certified as planets as yet.
2006-08-26 03:34:12 · answer #8 · answered by ET 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Uh wow. There are 8. Pluto is a comet and dwarf-planet. It's official now so we need to get over it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_planet
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_redefinition_of_planet
note final definition
2006-08-26 03:40:02 · answer #9 · answered by iMi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mercury venus earth mars jupiter saturn uranus neptune (moving on to the dwarf planets) pluto, ceres, and 2003 ub313
2006-08-26 03:35:43 · answer #10 · answered by smartbomb314 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋