2006-09-14 14:24:13 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I'm still gonna call it Pluto. A buncha astronomers can't tell me what's not a planet.
If I wanna call Ceres a planet too, I will. And the moon, too.
2006-09-14 14:47:37 · answer #1 · answered by bioraptor7 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
this does not change anything about the solar system or pluto. it just corrects the mistake of classifying pluto as a planet initially. "134340 pluto" is the official designation. pluto is the same as it has was before.
pluto is not a planet, but pluto orbits the sun, is round, does not have an isolated orbit (a bunch of other similar bodies have similar orbits.), and is not a satellite so it is a dwarf planet. a number is given to all dwarf planets and smaller bodies.
i have been waiting for this since i was about twelve. i feel somewhat satisfied. i knew that pluto didn't fit the pattern set by the major bodies in the solar system so it was an anomaly. it just felt illogical and "out of place". this was the right thing to do, believe me. i don't understand why so many are having such a problem with this.
i don't know how long this will drag on tho. many planetary scientists are not satisfied that the definition is rigorous enough.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto
2006-09-14 23:39:52 · answer #2 · answered by warm soapy water 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is not a name, it is a designation and only half of one. Pluto is now to be known as 134340 Pluto, The system started with 1 Ceres in 1801, 2 Pallas, 3 Juno and 4 Vesta then followed over the next 6 years.
A number being part of the name is essential to distinguish 52 Europa and 85 Io (both of them are asteroids, discovered in 1858 and 1865 respectively) from Europa and Io, the Galilean moons of Jupiter, discovered in 1610. So please use the phrase "134340 Pluto" rather than the number on its own.
2006-09-14 22:00:22 · answer #3 · answered by Mint_Julip 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pluto is still Pluto. It has just been added to a catalogue of asteroids with known orbits. Planets are not on the list. When Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet, it became eligible for inclusion in this catalogue of space objects.
;-D Pluto has got a new number, not a new name.
2006-09-14 22:04:51 · answer #4 · answered by China Jon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
regualr people will still call it pluto. it'll take 5 years before the even change the textbooks
2006-09-14 21:35:39 · answer #5 · answered by Scott L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its so stupid! They should keep it as pluto. I think the scientists are stupid.
2006-09-14 22:33:37 · answer #6 · answered by Hydro 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
how is somone suppose to remember a bunch of numbers
2006-09-14 21:27:50 · answer #7 · answered by gangsta 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
simply beautiful
2006-09-14 21:25:49 · answer #8 · answered by danthemanbrunner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, at least it wasn't 185895.
2006-09-14 21:35:50 · answer #9 · answered by Dr. Nightcall 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hate it its so stupid just cuz its small that does not mattter at all
2006-09-14 22:33:33 · answer #10 · answered by bonee 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋