Dwarf planets so far: - The Nine Planets
2019年9月25日 · In 2006, the IAU decided to create a new classification category for solar system objects called “dwarf planets” that is distinct from “planets”. Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet. At present there are only four other members of this category, Ceres, Eris, Makemake and Haumea but it is likely that there will be many more in the ...
Dwarf Planets Facts For Kids
Dwarf planets are considerably smaller than planets, and they haven't cleared up their region of space, as planets have done. The first unofficially discovered dwarf planet is Pluto. The biggest dwarf planet is Pluto, while the smallest is Ceres, who is also classified as an asteroid.
The Nine Planets of The Solar System | Eight Planets Without Pluto
The Sun is the heart of our solar system and its gravity is what keeps every planet and particle in orbit. This yellow dwarf star is just one of billions like it across the Milky Way galaxy.
The Planets | Facts About the Eight Planets & 5 Dwarf Planets
The Planets of the Solar System Detailed information and facts about the eight planets and five dwarf planets in our solar system.
The Planets In Order | From The Sun, Information, History
2020年3月17日 · The planets of our Solar System are listed based on their distance from the Sun. There are, of course, the dwarf planets Ceres , Pluto , Haumea , Makemake , and Eris; however, they are in a different class.
Dwarf Planets | Facts, Information, History & Definition
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Small Solar-System Bodies  l Small Bodies - The Nine Planets
2019年9月26日 · Some of the largest asteroids and Kuiper Belt objects may be classified as dwarf planets. Very small rocks orbiting the Sun are sometimes called meteoroids to distinguish them from the larger asteroids.
Solar System Facts | Information, Size, History and Definition
The solar system consists of the Sun; the eight official planets, at least three “dwarf planets”, more than 130 satellites of the planets, a large number of small bodies (the comets and asteroids), and the interplanetary medium.
Introduction to the planets of our solar system
So by this official definition there are exactly eight “planets”: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Ceres, Pluto, and Eris (2003UB313) are now classificed as “dwarf planets”. A potentially large number of additional objects may fall …
Appendices - The Nine Planets
Lists of the biggest, smallest, brightest and densest bodies in the solar system and a list of those bodies least unsuitable for life. Discovery Chronology Lists of which bodies were discovered in each century since Galileo.