Squorlple@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agoYou are in this solar system, but we do not grant you the rank of planetlemmy.worldimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageYou are in this solar system, but we do not grant you the rank of planetlemmy.worldSquorlple@lemmy.world to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squarediverging@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoNot according to the IAU. According to the IAU, “planets and dwarf planets are two distinct classes of objects” – in other words, “dwarf planets” are not planets.
Not according to the IAU.