how many planets are there in the solar system at present?

Answer 1

Twelve, but some of them are just visiting and will be leaving shortly.

Answer 2

A couple of months ago we had 9 planets in our solar system, but pluto has been disqualified recently as a planet so now we have 8

Neptune
Mars
Venus
Uranus
Saturn
Earth
Mercury
Jupiter

You can find out a lot about the planets on the internet

This site list the planets, their moons and other objects in our solar system
http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html

Answer 3

Ok, first off Scientists do not consider Pluto a satellite, it is considered a Planetoid, and there are more than just one. I believe there are about 3 or 4 other planetoids beyond Pluto. That is what started all this about Pluto being too small to be a planet. I believe it is the Kelper Belt at the outermost area of our Solar System where these planetoids are found. And from what I understand there are a lot more out there.

Answer 4

The International Astronomical Union decided that Pluto was no longer a planet. Instead, they decided to classify it as a "dwarf planet".

See the details below.

RESOLUTION 5A
The IAU therefore resolves that "planets" and other bodies in our Solar System, except satellites, be defined into three distinct categories in the following way:

(1) A "planet" [footnote 1] is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit.

(2) A "dwarf planet" is a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape [footnote 2] , (c) has not cleared the neighbourhood around its orbit, and (d) is not a satellite.

(3) All other objects [footnote 3] except satellites orbiting the Sun shall be referred to collectively as "Small Solar-System Bodies".


Footnote 1: The eight "planets" are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Footnote 2: An IAU process will be established to assign borderline objects into either dwarf planet and other categories.

Footnote 3: These currently include most of the Solar System asteroids, most Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs), comets, and other small bodies.

RESOLUTION 6A
The IAU further resolves:

Pluto is a "dwarf planet" by the above definition and is recognized as the prototype of a new category of trans-Neptunian objects.



So, the pluto have dual citizenship, then we can say we have 9 planets in our solar system but 9th planet{PLUTO} is a planet as well as TNO.

Answer 5

well there are currently 8 that are classified as planets. This however doesn't acount for pluto which may or may not be a planet. I also suspect that there are other planets in the solar system that havent been discovered yet or have been classed as something else ie. a moon or and asteroid.

Answer 6

Eight, but you have to accept the official (unofficial) definition of what is and is not a planet. Pluto is no longer a planet because a bunch of people who have authorized each other to know such things voted that Pluto is not a planet. Fine, Pluto is not a planet.
To place things in context, I remember a charming, little story about a child in a kindergarten class who asks whether the hamster is a boy or a girl hamster. After several minutes of discussion, one little girl came up with a solution, "Let's vote on it."
Pluto is not a planet.

Answer 7

There are 8 planets. They got rid of Pluto as a planet.

Answer 8

At present our solar system consists of eight planets namely:-1.mercury2.venus3.earth4.mars5.jupiter6.saturn7.uranus.8.neptune

Answer 9

In order from the sun - Mecurey, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune- 8 planets now, a few months ago 9, pluto has been ruled as not a planet. My very evil mother just served us nasty........."peanuts". MVEMJSUN....."P"

Answer 10

two moths before there were 9 planets
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Earth
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
Pluto

but the 2 months befor PLUTO was demoted from the level of planet so now there are only 8 planed and rempve the name of pluto and u will get other 8 planets.......

Answer 11

presently there are major 8 planets and 4 dwarf planets