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The five dwarf planets

Dwarf planets are round like planets, but too small to clear their orbit of other objects. Five are officially recognised: Ceres in the Asteroid Belt and four far out beyond Neptune.

CeresCeres is the largest body in the Asteroid Belt and contains about a third of its total mass.PlutoPluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 and was considered the ninth planet for 76 years – in 2006 the …HaumeaHaumea spins once in just under 4 hours – faster than any other known body of its size.MakemakeMakemake was discovered in 2005 shortly after Easter and named after the creator god of the Rapa Nui (Easter …ErisEris is almost as big as Pluto but about 27% more massive – its discovery in 2005 triggered the redefinition …

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