Answer 1:
From our database:
read here we can mention a few reasons why
Pluto is not considered a planet anymore:
Pluto is not big enough as other objects that
orbit our sun; Pluto has not either cleared its
specific orbit of smaller objects.
Pluto has not sufficient gravity to make it round-ish.
According to the International Astronomical Union
(IAU), Pluto does not fit on the new definition of
a planet; in terms of its composition and its
orbit, Pluto is unlike the other planets.
For now, there are three official classes of
objects in our Solar System: planets, dwarf
planets, and small solar system bodies. Planets
include the eight traditional planets from Mercury
to Neptune, but no longer Pluto. Pluto is
joined amongst the dwarf planets.
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