Only 91 votes for Pluto

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From Bamm on the SkyMap forum:

 

In a highly controversial voting, only 91 astronomers voted in favor

of the resolution calling Ceres, Pluto, Charon, and Xena " planets " . It

was heavily defeated. The resolution to call them " plutonian objects "

was also rejected during the vote.

 

From now on, our lectures will have to change: we have only 8 planets,

not 9, not 12, not 53.

 

The soap opera is over. Goodbye, Pluto.

 

P.S.

This was not the first time this happened. In 1801, Ceres was

discovered and called the missing planet in the Titius-Bode Law.

However, in 1845, when 5 Astrea was discovered, it was stripped of its

planetary status, and a new category was created: they were called

Asteroids.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

It makes sense to me.

 

Hopefully, the reassignment of Pluto will compel more astrologers to

look at its fellow dwarf planets more seriously.

 

Chris

 

therese hamilton wrote:

>

> From Bamm on the SkyMap forum:

>

> In a highly controversial voting, only 91 astronomers voted in favor

> of the resolution calling Ceres, Pluto, Charon, and Xena " planets " . It

> was heavily defeated. The resolution to call them " plutonian objects "

> was also rejected during the vote.

>

> >From now on, our lectures will have to change: we have only 8 planets,

> not 9, not 12, not 53.

>

> The soap opera is over. Goodbye, Pluto.

>

> P.S.

> This was not the first time this happened. In 1801, Ceres was

> discovered and called the missing planet in the Titius-Bode Law.

> However, in 1845, when 5 Astrea was discovered, it was stripped of its

> planetary status, and a new category was created: they were called

> Asteroids.

>

>