Is Pluto a planet?

[The Saint James Islands]

No. It's a tiny little freak of nature that does not deserve the kingly title of "planet".
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[New haven america]

Seriously, just get over it people. Pluto isn't a planet.

Tell my 9th grade science teacher that.

[DrakoBlaria]

Aren't dwarf planets planets too?

Dwarf planets are planets to, they are just like you, except they are dwarf, dwarf
To anyone who didn't get the refrence... I envy you and your ears

[Ruridova]

For all intents and purposes it's a dwarf planet as far as I'm concerned.

[DrakoBlaria]

No. It's a tiny little freak of nature that does not deserve the kingly title of "planet".
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Now that was just planet mean

[Zonolia]

No, because the IAU, not NASA said so...

[The Orson Empire]

Seriously, just get over it people. Pluto isn't a planet.

Tell my 9th grade science teacher that.

She believes Pluto is a planet? She is ignoring reality then.

[Snape]

Pluto is officially part of the Kapier belt, which consists entirely of non-planets. In fact, Pluto's not even the biggest thing within the kapier belt. It's not a planet, get over it. Thank you.

[Gaveo]

No. It's a tiny little freak of nature that does not deserve the kingly title of "planet".
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Now that was just planet mean

That pun was bad and you should feel bad.

[Ultimata-Kelloa]

Pluto was a planet when, at the same time, a larger object was classified as a dwarf planet. Either make a new planet or remove Pluto. We removed Pluto.

[Anachronous Rex]

Dwarf planets are still planets.

All Dwarf Planet's are bastards in the IAU's eyes...

[Black Marshes]

Note: 'because NASA says so' is not an answer.

Why? Do you hate the existence of experts so much that you refuse to consider the opinion of an international body composed of pretty much all PhD-level astronomers and above on the planet (ie the IAU, not NASA, FYI) to be definitive?

No, I just wanted peoples opinions rathet than everyone saying 'because NASA, the IAU, etc say so'.

[Fartsniffage]

Pluto is officially part of the Kapier belt, which consists entirely of non-planets. In fact, Pluto's not even the biggest thing within the kapier belt. It's not a planet, get over it. Thank you.

What's the Kaiper belt?

[The Red Star Empire]

No, its a dwarf planet along with Eris and co.

[Gandoor]

Dwarf planets are still planets.

All Dwarf Planet's are bastards in the IAU's eyes...

Dwarf planets have feeling too dammit!

[The Orson Empire]

Pluto is officially part of the Kapier belt, which consists entirely of non-planets. In fact, Pluto's not even the biggest thing within the kapier belt. It's not a planet, get over it. Thank you.

What's the Kaiper belt?

It's actually called the Kuiper belt.

[Zavea]

i'm entirely aware pluto isn't considered a planet, but i grew up being taught that it was and after elementary school i just became completely disconnected from popular science concerning astronomy so it feels weird sometimes to hear that scientific consensus made a complete 180 in that time

[The Orson Empire]

All Dwarf Planet's are bastards in the IAU's eyes...

Dwarf planets have feeling too dammit!

Something that is not alive cannot have feelings.

[Bentrada]

No, as it doesn't meet one of the requirements for being a planet:

It must be an object which independently orbits the Sun - Check
It must have enough mass so that gravity pulls it into a roughly speroidal shape - Check
It must be large enough to "dominate" its orbit (ie. its mass must be much larger than anything else which crosses its orbit - Nope!

Pluto does not meet the third requirement, its in an area at the edge of the solar system called the Kuiper Belt. Home to many objects like Pluto, sometimes smaller, sometimes bigger. Pluto does not dominate its orbit. It shares its orbit. So, its a dwarf planet.

[Fartsniffage]

What's the Kaiper belt?

It's actually called the Kuiper belt.

I know.

[Gandoor]

Dwarf planets have feeling too dammit!

Something that is not alive cannot have feelings.

Nonsense.

[Avenio]

Why? Do you hate the existence of experts so much that you refuse to consider the opinion of an international body composed of pretty much all PhD-level astronomers and above on the planet (ie the IAU, not NASA, FYI) to be definitive?

No, I just wanted peoples opinions rathet than everyone saying 'because NASA, the IAU, etc say so'.

Why, was the reasoning the IAU gave not good enough?

[The Orson Empire]

No, as it doesn't meet one of the requirements for being a planet:

It must be an object which independently orbits the Sun - Check
It must have enough mass so that gravity pulls it into a roughly speroidal shape - Check
It must be large enough to "dominate" its orbit (ie. its mass must be much larger than anything else which crosses its orbit - Nope!

Pluto does not meet the third requirement, its in an area at the edge of the solar system called the Kepler Belt. Home to many objects like Pluto, sometimes smaller, sometimes bigger. Pluto does not dominate its orbit. It shares its orbit. So, its a dwarf planet.

It's the Kuiper Belt, not the Kepler Belt.

[Bentrada]

No, as it doesn't meet one of the requirements for being a planet:

It must be an object which independently orbits the Sun - Check
It must have enough mass so that gravity pulls it into a roughly speroidal shape - Check
It must be large enough to "dominate" its orbit (ie. its mass must be much larger than anything else which crosses its orbit - Nope!

Pluto does not meet the third requirement, its in an area at the edge of the solar system called the Kepler Belt. Home to many objects like Pluto, sometimes smaller, sometimes bigger. Pluto does not dominate its orbit. It shares its orbit. So, its a dwarf planet.

It's the Kuiper Belt, not the Kepler Belt.

Fixed it

[Uieurnthlaal]

No. Can we end this thread already? Asking if Pluto's not a planet is like asking if red's a color.