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It's not about looks. There are 3 criteria to being classified as a planet[1]: * Orbits the sun * Massive enough for its gravity to make it all the way around
by lonnyk 14y ago
It's not about looks. There are 3 criteria to being classified as a planet[1]:
* Orbits the sun
* Massive enough for its gravity to make it all the way around
* 'Cleared its neighborhood' of smaller objects arounds its orbit
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definition_of_planet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definition_of_planet