The New Definition
The definition of a Planet is that a Planet is a body that orbits the sun, is large enough for its own gravity to make it round, and it has cleared its neighborhood of smaller objects. That means that it has to be large enough that gravity shifts the shape to be round and it has to have cleared its neighborhood of any thing other then itself.
International Astronomical Union's View of The Solar System
The International Astronomical Union new definition tells us that there are two types of planets, but only the first type is planets. They have Planets and Dwarf Planets, but only Planets are really counted by the International Astronomical Union, which I do not understand.
My view of Planets and Dwarf Planets
My view on the other hand is a lot different; they say that there are Eight Planets and Three Dwarf Planets in the solar system. I say they both have the word Planet in there name so I just combined the two and that means that there are 11 planets in the solar system.
My view on Pluto becoming Kuiper Belt Object
I never thought that Pluto was Kuiper Belt Object, I just thought that was a planet, I still think like that even today. The reason I say this is that I saw this picture on
Wikipedia
of the solar system and Kuiper Belt. Here is the picture:
Look at the cloud after the oval shaped orbit of Pluto. If Pluto was in fact Kuiper Belt Object then would not it follow the same orbit as the rest of the Kuiper Belt?
