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Pluto is a dwarf planet orbiting Sun. It was discovered in February 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh and named by 11 years old British schoolgirl Venetia Burney.

It was originally classified as a Planet, but it was renamed a dwarf planet during the International Astronomical Union conference in Prague, Czech Republic.



Name[]

  • Pluto

Discovery date[]

Images (14)

Pluto.

  • February 18, 1930[1]

Discoverer[]

  • Clyde W. Tombaugh[1]

Orbiting[]

Characteristics[]

About the dwarf planet[]

Orbit of Pluto's moon P4

Orbit of Pluto's moons

Source[]

References[]

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