Author Topic: How Many Planets Are There? (Read 14,037 times)

Renegade · « **on:** October 12, 2012, 02:30 PM »

So, how many planets are there in our solar system?

(I know this is going to be a disaster! The carnage will be hilarious!)

Ath · « **Reply #1 on:** October 12, 2012, 02:32 PM »

1, the rest of those stars is too far away to check myself

tomos · « **Reply #2 on:** October 12, 2012, 02:54 PM »

You should insist that people dont search
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I took a guess $:-\$

edit/ They lost one a while back didnt they

or it got demoted IIRC

Renegade · « **Reply #3 on:** October 12, 2012, 03:19 PM »

Quote from: tomos on October 12, 2012, 02:54 PM

You should insist that people dont search
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I took a guess $:-\$

edit/ They lost one a while back didnt they
or it got demoted IIRC

But that's where the fun is!

mahesh2k · « **Reply #4 on:** October 12, 2012, 03:24 PM »

Stoic Joker · « **Reply #5 on:** October 12, 2012, 04:43 PM »

I still count Pluto, even if it is just a little rock runt. Now what those other two solar system wannabies are doing out there I could care less about. But they showed up about the same time poor Pluto got whacked.

So...Yes, I'm the one who voted 9.

Rover · « **Reply #6 on:** October 12, 2012, 04:57 PM »

By my definition, 10. Pluto and his lil bro count.

40hz · « **Reply #7 on:** October 12, 2012, 06:41 PM »

I say 9.

That's my story - and I'm sticking with it!

So there!

Renegade · « **Reply #8 on:** October 13, 2012, 05:02 AM »

Ok, let's shake this up a bit...

Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, Eris and Ceres - Dwarf planets in our solar system. Add those to the other 8, and you get 13!

http://www.space.com/12692-dwarf-planets-solar-system-tour.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_planet

wraith808 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 14, 2012, 03:30 AM »

Quote from: Rover on October 12, 2012, 04:57 PM

By my definition, 10. Pluto and his lil bro count.

I'm with you.

rgdot · « **Reply #10 on:** October 14, 2012, 03:51 AM »

The 'traditional' 9. The rest have to go through a very lengthy admission process. The rule is their application will be considered only when they are visited by humans.

Edvard · « **Reply #11 on:** October 14, 2012, 05:40 AM »

10.
I vote Pluto and the planet behind the sun.

tomos · « **Reply #12 on:** October 14, 2012, 09:30 AM »

Quote from: Edvard on October 14, 2012, 05:40 AM

10.
I vote Pluto and the planet behind the sun.

(+ I fixed that link for you)

mahesh2k · « **Reply #13 on:** October 14, 2012, 09:52 AM »

Sirius Planet is hidden so that's 11, as per evidence from Serious Sam and Dogon tribe.

Carol Haynes · « **Reply #14 on:** October 14, 2012, 10:04 AM »

What about satellites that are larger than some of the 'planets'?

Renegade · « **Reply #15 on:** October 14, 2012, 10:24 AM »

If dwarf planets have "planet" in the name, aren't they still a kind of planet, and so we have 13 planets? Or with Nibiru, 14?

Quote from: Carol Haynes on October 14, 2012, 10:04 AM

What about satellites that are larger than some of the 'planets'?

Well, Earth is clearly a planet, but I think Jupiter is just too big to be a planet. Let's nix Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus (so tempting to spell that as Youranus) as planets and call them something like plonets. With a nice "aw" sound for the "o" there, just to signify the "awe" that they inspire for being bigger than regular old planets. Or maybe Jolly <Colour> Planets in remembrance of the Jolly Green Giant. But then he always said, "ho ho ho", so maybe Jolly <Colour> Plonet would be the most awesome naming convention.

If we have planets and plonets, then we'd avoid a lot of confusion. And if we could rename dwarf planets to maybe plinets (because i is smaller than a or o), then we'd avoid more confusion.

Dunno...

4 planets
4 plonets
5 plinets
1 pl(a|o|i)net (Nibiru) ?

x satellites...

I'm just complete confused at this point...