im confused
2007-02-08 04:00:13 · 11 answers · asked by kitkat 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes you are confused.
Pluto has never been classified as a sun. It was originally classed as a planet but it does not meet the new requirements for the title of planet so it is now classified as a dwarf planet.
I hope this helps.
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I think the person above means there is an asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
2007-02-08 04:06:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not a star! Where did you get that idea from? There are many bodies that orbit the sun - planets, asteroids and comets. The debate about Pluto was regarding whether it was a large asteroid or a small planet. It was decided to come up with a new classification of dwarf planet.
2007-02-08 04:08:20 · answer #2 · answered by Kirstin 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lots and lots of things orbit around the sun that aren't planets (comets, asteroids etc). The definition of a planet had a great deal of debate recently (especially since Pluto has been "demoted" to a dwarf planet). The definition by the Internation Astronomical Union is this -"This definition, which applies only to the Solar System, states that a planet is a body that orbits the Sun, is large enough for its own gravity to make it round, and has "cleared its neighbourhood" of smaller objects."
Pluto certainly hasn't cleared it' neighborhood of smaller objects.
2007-02-08 04:07:11 · answer #3 · answered by bsdespain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I like about this question is that it is a good example of not knowing enough about the subject to even ask a question. It reminds me of the question frequently asked by creationists, "If we evolved from apes, why are there still apes?" First of all Pluto is not and has never been classified as a star. Secondly it is still a planet, but now is re-classified as a "Dwarf Planet" and many things orbit the sun that are not planets.
2007-02-08 04:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The orbital element for 2 hundreds is the middle of their mass. to illustrate besides the certainty that we are saying the Moon orbits the Earth, the Earth Moon device surely orbits a element some numerous hundred miles from the middle of the Earth. the comparable is authentic for any solar-Planet device. merely stability the masses on a fulcrum to get the middle element. So you are able to now see that the Planets purely seem to orbit the solar because of the fact they are much less large. All are surely orbiting a element that's the mass middle of the full device.
2016-11-02 21:36:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Orbiting the sun doesn't make something a planet. There are other qualifications. Pluto is DEFINITELY not a star. It's WAYYYY too small.
2007-02-08 04:13:35 · answer #6 · answered by eri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pluto is not a star. Many objects orbit around the sun, but they are not planets. Pluto is not big enough, has a very elliptical orbits, and many objects that are not planets are bigger than it.
2007-02-08 04:10:46 · answer #7 · answered by bldudas 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The definition of Planet is ambiguos and man made.
Comets orbit the sun somehow too, but would you consider them planets?
THere is an asteroid belt between Venus and Saturn. Those orbit the sun, but theyre not planets.
2007-02-08 04:03:51 · answer #8 · answered by Michael Dino C 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Planets and stars aren't the only possible categorizations. I believe Pluto was reclassified a dwarf planet, because of its small size. That being said, how big is Mercury in relation to it? Do we need to reclassify it too? Also, there are planetoids, asteroids, and many other types of bodies.
2007-02-08 04:09:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since when is anybody calling Pluto a star? It is currently defined as "dwarf planet."
I have a few theories as to why you are confused.
2007-02-08 04:16:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋