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How long is a year of the dwarf planets?
Dwarf Planets
| Facts and Figures | Ceres | Pluto |
|---|---|---|
| Radius (km) | 487 | 1,137 |
| Mass (Earth Masses) b | 0.00016 | 0.00213 |
| Year Length (Earth Years) | 4.6 | 248.5 |
| Day Length (Earth Days) | 0.38 | 6.39 |
Which is bigger Pluto or Eris?
Eris is one of the largest known dwarf planets in our solar system. It’s about the same size as Pluto but is three times farther from the Sun. At first, Eris appeared to be larger than Pluto. Pluto, Eris, and other similar objects are now classified as dwarf planets.
How long is a year on each planet?
| Planet | Length of Year |
|---|---|
| Mercury | 0.241 years |
| Venus | 0.615 years |
| Mars | 1.881 years |
| Jupiter | 11.86 years |
How many light years is Eris from the sun?
Eris is about 68 AU away from the sun, and presently about 95.1 AU from the Earth. It takes about 13 hours for light to travel from Eris to us.
How many planets in our solar system are including dwarf?
Categorizing Pluto as a dwarf planet helps us better describe our celestial home. So, our Solar System now has eight planets, and five dwarf planets.
What is the 9th planet called?
Planet X
In 2016, researchers proposed the possible existence of a ninth planet, for now dubbed “Planet Nine” or Planet X. The planet is estimated to be about 10 times the mass of Earth and to orbit the sun between 300 and 1,000 times farther than the orbit of the Earth.
What planet takes 7 years to orbit the sun?
What are the orbital lengths and distances of objects in our solar system?
| OBJECT | Distance from Sun (average) | Amount of time for one complete orbit of the Sun (one “year.”) |
|---|---|---|
| Sun | 0 miles | |
| Mercury | 36,800,000 miles | 3 Earth months |
| Venus | 67,200,000 miles | 7 Earth months |
| Earth | 93,000,000 miles | 1 Earth year (365.25 days) |
Are there 10 planets?
The order of the planets in the solar system, starting nearest the sun and working outward is the following: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and then the possible Planet Nine.
What planet does Eris orbit?
Sun
When was Eris discovered?
Eris was discovered by the team of Mike Brown, Chad Trujillo , and David Rabinowitz on January 5, 2005, from images taken on October 21, 2003. The discovery was announced on July 29, 2005, the same day as Makemake and two days after Haumea , due in part to events that would later lead to controversy about Haumea.
What is Eris orbit?
Eris is a dwarf planet with an eccentric orbit that takes it between 37.77 AU and 97.56 AU from the Sun.
What is Eris surface?
Researchers think Eris’ surface is probably composed of a nitrogen-rich ice mixed with frozen methane in a layer less than 1 millimeter thick. This ice layer could be the result of the dwarf planet’s atmosphere condensing as frost on the surface as it moves away from the sun, they said.