Apologies & Goodbye Planet Pluto
Asslamo Allaikum Brothers/Sisters,
International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly resolution 5A & 6A now exclude Pluto as being the Planet (as we knew & loved).
This means that the Solar System consists of eight "planets" Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. A new distinct class of objects called "dwarf planets" was also decided. It was agreed that "planets" and "dwarf planets" are two distinct classes of objects. The first members of the "dwarf planet" category are Ceres, Pluto and 2003 UB313 (temporary name). More "dwarf planets" are expected to be announced by the IAU in the coming months and years. Currently a dozen candidate "dwarf planets" are listed on IAU's "dwarf planet" watchlist, which keeps changing as new objects are found and the physics of the existing candidates becomes better known.
Please accept my sincere apologies for not keeping abreast of IAU developments and resolutions for this year & providing incorrect information in my 1st post.
Jazakullah Khairun
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