If International Astronomical Union (IAU) has it is way (Controversial definition for planet) then we will have twelve planets in our solar system instead of current nine planets. These are the new expected planets:
- The asteroid Ceres, which is round, would be recast as a dwarf planet in the new scheme.
- Pluto would remain a planet and its moon Charon would be reclassified as a planet. Both would be called “plutons,” however, to distinguish them from the eight “classical” planets.
- A far-out Pluto-sized object known as 2003 UB313 would also be called a pluton.
The new controversial definition of Planet:
“A planet is a celestial body that (a) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (b) is in orbit around a star, and is neither a star nor a satellite of a planet.”
This is how our new solar systems should look like:
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What do you think about this new proposed arrangement??
Via Space.com
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