[meteorite-list] IAU SPEAKS OUT ON 2003 UB313 PLANET STATUS

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat Aug 13 15:22:10 2005
Message-ID: <200508131921.j7DJLDV28127_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

>
> Wasn't Pluto given dual status a few years back when it was facing
> demotion. I thought in addition to the 9th planet it was assigned KBO
> 1000...right? wrong? partially right?
>

Pluto was considered for dual status, but wasn't assigned a number.
Some people mistook thia dual assignment consideration as a planet demotion,
which is was not.

Ron Baalke
Received on Sat 13 Aug 2005 03:21:13 PM PDT