Classification of a Dwarf Planet
Facts about Dwarf Planets
There could be as many as two hundred Dwarf Planets in the Solar System.
- Has orbited the Sun
- Is large enough that its gravity pulls it into a shape of a sphere
- Has not cleared the area around its orbit
- Is not a Moon
Facts about Dwarf Planets
- Is a planetary-mass object
- Located in Kuiper Belt
- Amidst the orbit of Mars and Jupiter
- Can not support life
There could be as many as two hundred Dwarf Planets in the Solar System.