Pluto Try Trans Neptunian Object.

Pluto just doesn’t fit the planetary mold. It’s smaller than seven moons in the solar system, including Earth’s. And while the orbits of real planets are almost circles, Pluto’s is so goofy that it frequently swings closer to the sun than Neptune does. It is neither rocky like four planets nor gassy like the other four. The reclassification makes scientific sense and ““is not a demotion,’’ insists Brian Marsden of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. ““It’s an honor.’’ Tell that to the legions of schoolchildren who have learned ““My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.’’ Or to astrologers: Pluto, the sign of disruption, rules Scorpio. If Pluto isn’t a planet, then a lot of people have a different future.