pluto is a planet?

Question

pluto is a panet because the defintiotin is this

A CELESTIAL BODY MOVING IN A ELLIPTICAL ORIBT AROUND THE STAR

now celestial means:related to they sky, or outer space

elliptical means:oval shaped

now pluto reaches those requirements, i don't care what scientists say, but pluto is a planet

P.S.i looked up the words in the dictionary just in case you were wondering

i agree with you woot, plus do you know how many books, tapes, ect, are based on pluto. it seems like it has all gone to waste

wait what comet, i haven't heard of a comet coming out, what time will it happen

Answer 1

So what? This isn't a question. If you're so insecure that you can't bear that tiny detail of your life changing, then find a blog about Pluto and tell everyone what you think.

Pluto is what and where it's always been. It's feelings aren't hurt by what we call it, and it doesn't need your protection.

Answer 2

Go look outside tonight. You'll see a comet named Holmes. It's a celestial body that moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun and it's not a planet.

The reason Pluto was reclassified was because since it's discovery we learned that it's much smaller than originally believed. In recent years astronomers have been finding other objects in our solar system bigger than pluto, some with less elliptical orbits. Look online for a diagram of the solar system and see how Pluto's orbit isn't in the same plane as the eight planets. They were faced with naming dozens of new planets to our solar system or re-classifying Pluto.

This was done before with Ceres. Ceres in the largest object in the asteroid belt and when it was first discovered it was hailed as a new planet. Once we discovered how small it is, and that other objects occupied its orbit, it was reclassified. I'm sure people were upset at that time too but no one is complaining anymore.

Answer 3

Sorry, sweetheart, but it's not.

It's a dwarf planet.

"What Is a Planet Today?

According to the new definition, a full-fledged planet is an object that orbits the sun and is large enough to have become round due to the force of its own gravity. In addition, a planet has to dominate the neighborhood around its orbit.

Pluto has been demoted because it does not dominate its neighborhood. Charon, its large "moon," is only about half the size of Pluto, while all the true planets are far larger than their moons.

In addition, bodies that dominate their neighborhoods, "sweep up" asteroids, comets, and other debris, clearing a path along their orbits. By contrast, Pluto's orbit is somewhat untidy."

You may want to look up scientist too; astronomers are 'scientists' who study stars and other objects in outerspace. A scientist is anyone who studies physical or biological sciences.

Answer 4

Scientists reclassify things all the time based on new information. Nobody gets their knickers in a knot about plants or bacteria being reclassified. Plants and bacteria are on Earth and are far more relevant to humans than that remote chunk of ice and rock that nobody knew existed 80 years ago.

The rules in Pluto's case are set by the International Astronomic Union, not by compilers of dictionaries and definitely not by writers of school textbooks. The IAU has the information and those with the information have the authority. Science is not a democracy. What you or anybody else thinks actually does not matter.

Answer 5

shall we call the ISS a planet as well? it follows earth's orbit around the sun (elliptical orbit: check), and it's sitting in space (celestial body: check). obviously, the answer is no. same for pluto. pluto is far too small to be a planet. many moons in our solar system are larger than pluto. pluto is a planetoid, most likely a comet or asteroid that got caught by the sun's gravity, which would explain why its orbit is on a different plane then the rest of the planets

Answer 6

They had to give up on pluto because of the findings of another "CELESTIAL BODY" that orbits around the sun just as well. It is actually, in every way, the same as pluto, but scientists wouldnt accept it as a planet. When the person who found the new planet heard of this, he then questioned pluto as being a planet. Then the dilemma began and then it poofed into being a "heavenly body" just happily orbiting our solar system, but is by no means a planet >_>

stupid huh? i agree with you, WHY PLUTO?!?!?!

Answer 7

I thought Pluto was a character in the Mickey Mouse cartoon.

Ever wonder how Pluto could be a dog and not wear clothes and bark and eat out of a dog bowl while Goofy, who was also a dog, walked upright, wore clothes, talked, and ate human food? I know different breeds are inclined to have different personalities, but this is going too far.

As far as I'm concerned, Pluto and its moon, Charon, have always been a planet and a moon. Like the Earth and Luna, it is a binary planet system. Always was, always will be.

Woof, woof!

Answer 8

It used to be categorized as a planet. But it was demoted to a dwarf planet category (similar to an Asteroid) by a convention of astronomers. So you are still correct in saying that Pluto is a planet because technically it is still a planet. But it is no longer included in the list of "major" planets of the Solar System. Hope this helps.

Answer 9

Sorry, to inform you, but Pluto is not a planet mainly because there are other similar objects in the outer solar system. It has been reclassified as a dwarf planet along with the other objects that are similar in size such as Eris and Ceres.

Answer 10

Your definition of a planet is (as you seem to be aware) not the one accepted by the collection of the world's astronomers.

Your definition is *very* lax, and includes (among other things):
Asteroids
Comets
Solar-orbiting probes and satellites made by man

Personally, I don't consider any of the above objects to be planets. I think you can see why astronomers agreed upon a definition that ended up excluding Pluto. (Pluto was excluded as a consequence of the definition - the definition was not designed to exclude Pluto).

Jim, http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com