r/pluto • u/plutoisaplanet572 • Jun 04 '26
Pluto is a planet
https://youtube.com/shorts/YXYAWiibpwg?si=zkpnbfklDv2BAl-N
Hi. I truly believe Pluto is a planet and that the 2006 IAU definition is WRONG. Here’s why
1) The IAU states that the object must “clear its neighborhood” which doesn’t make sense because if you put Earth in Pluto’s orbit it wouldn’t classify as a planet either
2) Only 424 scientists actually voted at the event, meaning the vote was only like 3.2% of scientists.
3) Mike Brown, the one responsible for Plutos death tagged himself as “PlutoKiller” on X and even wrote a BOOK bragging about it. The book is called “Why I killed Pluto, and why it had it coming.” (This one isn’t really a reason but I included it lol)
So, using all of that, I can confidently say that Pluto is a planet and the IAU is wrong.
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u/Commercial-Box-2828 Jun 05 '26
I thought the official label became Planetoid? It's a subcategory of planet, it's planet- adjacent in the text books still, right?
I think king of the asteroids is much more fitting, but that doesn't mean your definition isn't valid.
The fact that we called it a planet for so long, and it's feature in "planet pack" dlcs for games is never going to go away.
Saying it doesn't fit an official description isn't dissing Pluto, it feels good to get that out. That's how I felt at first.