What is a dwarf planet and why is pluto considered as a dwarf planet?
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A Dwarf Planet is a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
The three criteria of the IAU for a full-sized planet are:It is in orbit around the Sun.It has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (a nearly round shape).It has "cleared the neighborhood" around its orbit.Pluto meets only two of these criteria, losing out on the third. Thus, Pluto is considered a dwarf planet.
The three criteria of the IAU for a full-sized planet are:It is in orbit around the Sun.It has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (a nearly round shape).It has "cleared the neighborhood" around its orbit.Pluto meets only two of these criteria, losing out on the third. Thus, Pluto is considered a dwarf planet.
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Hey mate here's the answer of your question....
A dwarf planet is nearly round but does not have strong gravitational force.The three dwarf planets are Ceres,Pluto and Eris. They are extremely cold planets.
Pluto, the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system, has one moon . It takes nearly 248 years to complete one revolution around the sun..
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