@tcn33 It’s not a planet unless Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, Eris, 2207OR10, Quaoar, Sedna, Orcus, 2002MS4 & Salacia are, too. +prob many more.
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@kchangnyt@tcn33 Why do people object to there being a large number of planets?
1/ @DrFunkySpoon Culturally, planet means “big, important thing orbiting sun.” & thus countable like continents, oceans, siblings.
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@DrFunkySpoon If asked, “how many brothers and sisters?” & u say, “I don’t know,” people look at you strange. -
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@DrFunkySpoon not surprising if don’t know # cousins, because that’s peripheral. - 3 more replies
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@kchangnyt "dwarf planet is not a planet". Why not let them be like dwarf galaxies & stars? Minor improvement - everybody happy. -
@kchangnyt Many feel there was a slight vindictiveness in adding, at last minute "dwarf p doesn't equal p". We already subdivide planets... - 11 more replies
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@kchangnyt That's one way of looking at it. Another is that there are some major rivers of the world you know, but don't need to know all.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@kchangnyt At 1 point we knew of only a small number, then discovered many more.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@kchangnyt If you are only comfortable with a small number of planets you will have to be uncomfortable, becauseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@kchangnyt The revolutionary discovery of our time is that there are more planets than you will ever memorizeThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@kchangnyt That is, if you include the exoplanets. IAU definition will *have* to be revised to incorporate exos, so I think they can do...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@kchangnyt a better job with a tweak of "planets". Most people would be happy if they just got rid of linguistically and logically awkwardThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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