Pluto has a shape that is nearly round and it orbits the sun it has five known moons why is ot called a dwarft planet and not a planet

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Akshay Kalose · Answer 1 · 2019-04-29T17:59:45+0000

In order for a body to be considered a planet it has to A. be spherical due to its own gravity B. orbit a star C. The object clears its orbit of other objects.

Pluto fulfills A and B but not C so it cannot be classified as a planet.

Pluto has a shape that is nearly round and it orbits the sun it has five known moons why is ot called a dwarft planet and not a planet

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