rickny0 t1_j56y7nr wrote on January 20, 2023 at 8:50 PM

Reply to comment by rosen380 in Will Pluto ever be a planet? by twurbster

IMO Pluto lost its status because astronomers kept discovering more Pluto-sized objects orbiting the sun and they didn’t want to add a bunch of new planets. (Eris · Ceres · Haumea · Makemake)

alanz01 t1_j56yxqx wrote on January 20, 2023 at 8:54 PM

I would totally be on board with having more planets. Those darn astronomers!

froggythefish t1_j570ard wrote on January 20, 2023 at 9:03 PM

Fr, what’s wrong with having like 30 planets

Glum-Relationship151 t1_j57cffp wrote on January 20, 2023 at 10:22 PM

Kids. They can't learn easily 30 names.

froggythefish t1_j57nie5 wrote on January 20, 2023 at 11:38 PM

Half of the Kids can’t memorize 7 planets either so I don’t see an effective difference

drillgorg t1_j57091m wrote on January 20, 2023 at 9:02 PM

We do, they're all dwarf planets!

Dahnlor t1_j5716jp wrote on January 20, 2023 at 9:08 PM

Nitpick: Ceres is in the Asteroid Belt and was discovered in 1801. Its discovery was not unlike that of Pluto, and it was considered to be a planet until after several other asteroids were discovered.

Pluto's discovery and eventual recategorization was pretty much the same situation, except that every new Kuiper Belt Object wasn't being counted as another new planet. When Eris was discovered, which is larger than Pluto, it forced the IAU's hand in creating an actual definition for "planet".