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Melissa Said:

How many planets are there in the solar system?

We Answered:

Until just a few years ago, there were 9 planets in the Solar System. However, the International Astronomical Union decided that Pluto is no longer a planet, so there are now only 8 planets in the Solar System.
As Pluto do not meet the new definitions and criteria of Planets it is no longer a planet now.

There are eight major planets in our solar system.

Since the recent re-definition of 'planet', Pluto is a dwarf planet (along with others in that classification).

There are 8 planets in the solar system:

1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. Earth
4. Mars
5. Jupiter
6. Saturn
7. Uranus
8. Neptune


and 5 dwarf planets.

1. Ceres
2. Pluto
3. Haumea
4. Makemake
5. Eris

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