> The proper answer is that Pluto is a planet because of historical reasons (by fiat) I disagree that Pluto should somehow have this distinction. Along with al

> The proper answer is that Pluto is a planet because of historical reasons (by fiat) I disagree that Pluto should somehow have this distinction. Along with all of the reasons it shouldn't be considered a planet under the current definition, it was only discovered in 1930 so it's not like we've been seeing this dot in the sky since humanity was in caves. Even if I were to agree, then Ceres should also be considered a planet since it was discovered earlier.