Can you name the eight planets?

[jeregenest]

Today, astronomers at the International Astronomical Union's General Assembly in Prague decided that the Solar System has eight planets, and Pluto is not one of them. Pluto has been declared a "dwarf planet."  Joining Pluto in the dwarf planet category are giant asteroid Ceres and Pluto's cousin 2003 UB313.

Comments

[jeffwik.livejournal.com]

This struck me as inevitable, once the IAU started making noises about refining the definition; there's no definition of "planet" that can include Pluto while excluding Ceres.

[editswlonghair.livejournal.com]

Plus I had nightmares of what would happen as more and more bodies were discovered and identified as planets... 'Okay, children, who can name the 32 planets?"

[ewilen.livejournal.com]

What I find pleasing about this is that Gustav Holst's "The Planets" suite is once again au courant.