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Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?

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Because of the three IAU laws
Step-by-step explanation:
For any object in space to be considered a planet, it needs to follow the three IAU laws. The first one is that it must be round, the second is that it must orbit a star and that it must clear its neighbourhood of all objects. Pluto follows the first two laws but does not follow the third law.
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It has not yet cleared the neighborhood of its orbit in space. Because it does not follow this rule, Pluto is no longer considered a planet.

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