How many planets are there in our solar system?

Answer 1

There are eight named planets in our solar system. They just kicked Pluto out. They have discovered more planets but have not named them yet.

Answer 2

Well actually there are still 9 Planetary bodies in our Solar System. It just so happens that the standerd for what is called a "Planet" and what is a "Comet" or other body of mass has changed. Pluto is now reguarded as a "Dwarf Planet" which is still a planet none the less. As far as the text books and teachings will be concerned though from here on out there are "8 Planets" as per our scientific definition of a planet. Mind you also that it is stil somewhat up for debate seeing as how there were like 3000+ scientists at the convention recently held on the topic of what a planet is or isn't. Reason I say it is still up for debate is because of those 3000+ only about 300 voted on the matter and apparently most of those 300 voted Pluto as not being a regular planet as we know it, but to now reffer to it as a Dwarf Planet. Funny thing to me is it still has the word PLANET in its name so does that not mean it is still some kind of planet according to definition? I think so... Anyhow I have wanted them to remove Pluto as a planet for a long time now due to the fact that it has moons bigger then its own mass, and due to the fact that it is out in our solar systems comet/asteroid belt and could very well be debris from that area and not even be a planet at all.

Hope this helped!

Answer 3

according to the new statement put out by the IAO there are 12 planets in the Solar System

8-- actual planets: Saturn, Neptune,Uranus, Venus,Mars,Earth, Jupiter,Mercury.
and 4 Dwarf Planets: Pluto, Sleepy,Doc and Sleezy(my favorite)

And I know (or I think ) Im wrong about who said it but it was some big headed all brains no balls organization that deals with space.

And it took them long enough... I have always known that pluto was'nt a planet... He's MICKEYS dog. Ask any Disney fan...

Answer 4

There are eight planets in our solar system (in order of closest to the sun): Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranius, and Neptune. Just recently, Pluto was dropped as a planet from our solar system by a panel of astronomers who cited that Pluto (discovered 70 years ago) is merely a "dwarf" planet, which means it is just a floating rock.

Answer 5

Good Heavens! How many planets have we?

BY A STAFF REPORTER | Thursday, August 24, 2006 11:34:20 IST
Director of Nehru Planetarium says Prague debate may remain inconclusive on official number of planets.
The International Astronomical Union's ongoing debate in Prague on the "official" number of planets in the solar system, which concludes today, may turn out to be inconclusive, according to Director of Nehru Planetarium, Piyush Pandey.
"The result of the debate on official number of planets which is going on in Prague is expected tomorrow... it may turn out to be an inconclusive debate with no unanimity among the members," Pandey said yesterday.
He said that the recently reported discoveries of three bodies, that are under scanner were not new discoveries.
"If an object is discovered in solar system today does not mean that it has come into existence today," Pandey said.
"It was there all the time ever since the Sun and planets formed along with lots of debris that floats between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and further out in the Kuiper Belt near Pluto and Oort's Cloud (located at a light year from the Sun, this is where the comets come from)," he observed.
According to well placed sources attending the IAU meeting at Prague, the committee members are themselves divided over the proposal to count the yet-to-be-named three bodies in the official planet list.
"Hardly anyone seems pleased with this proposal. So, at the moment there is no `new planet definition', only a draft proposal. Chances are that, it may get rejected and may be a different version proposed at the next IAU meeting in 2009," he added.
Hope that helps you...
I do know that the demoted Pluto and are adding Ceres. The number I have heard on c2c http://www.coasttocoastam.com/ is upward of 23. I have even heard that in years to come if the moon continues to drift it too will become a planet. So weird to think, that when we have grand kids we can say "I remember when we had only 9 planets."(said with a geezer voice)

Answer 6

8

Answer 7

From 1930 until last Thursday, we had 9. Thursday, the powers that be announced that poor Pluto is now just a rock. It's about the same class as some of the bigger meteors, and little Cheron is nothing. I think we should grandfather it in as a planet--you were a planet, so we'll make a decision about future planets, but you can stay.

Answer 8

Eight--as of 8/25-Pluto no longer counted as a planet due to its orbit crossing Neptunes.

The planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

Answer 9

9

Answer 10

well it seems that some society met together not to long ago and decided to change the definition of a planet so Pluto no longer is considered a planet so the count is down to 8 from nine. Kind of dumb huh.