PLANETS

ITT Space News.

Did you know that the IAU is moving to change the definition of a planet and the IAU has proposed adding the following astral bodies to the list of Planets increasing its number from 9 to 12.

the following celestial objects that are to be named planets are
-Ceres. (the former asteroid/Former former planet)
-Charon (plutos moon will now be known as its twin planet...( this is due to the center of gravity for both planets is in the space between them... where as on earth+moon the center of gravity is in the earth...)
-Xena (that bitch is cold... and also now a planet)

-It must be round
-larger than 800km (circumference? diameter? radius?.. I'm not to sure... it didnt specify)
-orbits the sun
-mass of 1-12 000th of earths mass

this is what they decided on...

this is what i would have added on to the first four....

Personally I always thought that a planet should be called a planet if it had the capability (under perfect conditions (i.e. mercury would count because it would sustain an atmosphere if given the chance and not next to the sun) to sustain an atmosphere (pretty much most of the guidelines already proposed...)