Reclassification
The discovery of Eris, formerly known as 2003 UB313, marked the beginning of the end for Pluto as a planet.
Previous measurements from the Hubble Space Telescope confirmed that Eris was larger in diameter than Pluto, leading the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to rule in 2006 that Pluto could no longer be classed as a planet.
ERIS - WORLD OF DISCORD
First seen in 2003 but finally recognised in 2005 Given the designation 2003 UB313 until formal naming Highly elongated orbit around Sun lasting 560 years Currently positioned some 14.5 billion km from Earth Has extremely frigid surface temperature of -250C May have thin atmosphere when closest to Sun Is accompanied by a satellite called Dysnomia
A new category of dwarf planets was adopted, into which Pluto, Eris and another body called Ceres, which is located in the asteroid belt, were placed.
Eris lies some 14.5 billion km from Earth in a region of space known as the Kuiper Belt. It has a highly elongated orbit around the Sun that lasts 560 years.
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Pluto will always be a planet in my book.
Eris is an illegal immigrant who’s taken up shop to put Pluto out of a job!
RESIST!
Oh, thought you were talking about me. Nevermind.
People actually get paid to argue about this shyt?
Where do I sign up? Easy money, LOL!
Pluto- the Rodney Dangerfield of the Solar System.
What are all the astrologers going to do? They draw up horoscopes using nine planets. Supposedly it rules Scorpio and the Eighth House. Sort of throws a wrench in things, doesn’t it?
All hail Discordia! ping.
Salcalypse the Younger
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I have Ceres shown as a planet in a geography book dated about 1880. There are a couple of more. I’ll look them up. So are we going “backwards”. Scientists can be a little nutso...but they usually have something called “give me bucks” and I’ll keep on searching.
Pluto replies.
Should plutonium be renamed dwarfonium? /s
He is very upset about this.....