Category: Everyday Science | Last updated: 2026-09-18

Which dwarf planet, located in the Kuiper Belt, was famously reclassified from a planet in 2006?

A) Ceres
B) Eris
C) Pluto
D) Haumea

Explanation

Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) because it did not meet the new criterion of having 'cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.'

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