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BREAKING NEWS - IAU Vote

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17 years 8 months ago #32043 by dmcdona
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The IAU have voted on the definition of a planet.

The definition carried relegates Pluto to a Dwarf Planet.

Note that definition being voted on only applies to the definition of a planet in the Solar System.

A second vote is being taken on a wording choice...

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17 years 8 months ago #32044 by dmcdona
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The second vote was regarding the use of the word 'Classical' in front of the word Planet. This was rejected.

A third and fourth vote are imminent regarding the classification of Pluto and Pluto-like objects.

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17 years 8 months ago #32045 by ei5fk
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news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060824/ap_on_sc/planet_mutiny
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17 years 8 months ago #32047 by DeirdreKelleghan
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Deirdre Kelleghan
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17 years 8 months ago #32048 by albertw
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Anyone got a link to exactly what they have passed so I can criticise them properly? :-)
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17 years 8 months ago #32050 by dmcdona
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Vote carried - Pluto is a Dwarf Planet and is recognised as the prototype of a new category of Trans-Neptunian Objects.

The name of the new category is to be decide upon by the IAU at a later date. The name Plutonian was rejected.

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