Status of Pluto Planet

Should Pluto Planet Classified Again? Saturday, November 20, 2010 | 20:22 pm
 Pluto has been kicked out of his status as a planet since the release of provisions of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on the terms of celestial bodies to be designated as planets.
Some conditions are specific star orbit, have enough mass to have its own gravity, not too large so as to cause thermonuclear fusion, and had emptied the orbit so as not to be occupied by other celestial bodies is greater.
The emergence of the provision itself is one of them relates to the discovery of Eris in 2005. Eris was said to have a size larger than Pluto.
After approximately 4 years of Pluto not a planet anymore, now the debate about the status of Pluto as a planet re-warmed. Space.com site held a poll on his website. The poll titled "Who Should Pluto As a Planet Refunded?"
The poll was held regarding the new findings about the dwarf planet Eris recently. The researchers say, the notion that Eris is larger than Pluto might be wrong, because based on research results Pluto may have a size larger than Eris.
Scientists say that after watching the recent Eris. Based on that observation, the length of the occultation Eris might only 2340 miles, smaller than Pluto occultation length of 2342 kilometers. That is, the size of Pluto may be greater.
A number of researchers in the publication Space.com has a different response to questions on these polls. "I classify Pluto as other objects in the Kuiper Belt. I think he's happier there. He has a brother," said Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of the New York City's Hayden Planetarium.
Meanwhile, Alan Stern, a scientist from the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colo. said, "If you strictly follow the requirements of the IAU, no sky objects that can be said planet. There is no celestial bodies really 'clean' orbit."
Lay people who post comments on this topic also has a different opinion. Some people have argued that Pluto should not be a planet because the IAU says it is based on the mass and orbital inclination.
Well, what is your opinion? So far 44% of people who participated in the referendum argued that Pluto should be a planet, while 36% think Pluto should not be a planet.20% of people decide to wait for results only.


SOURCE : KOMPAS