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Ceres, Eris, Pluto
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Eris, Pluto, Ceres
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Pluto, Eris, Ceres
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Ceres, Pluto, Eris
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Detailed explanation-1: -Eris is one of the largest known dwarf planets in our solar system. It’s about the same size as Pluto but is three times farther from the Sun. At first, Eris appeared to be larger than Pluto.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 5 dwarf planets in descending order of size are Pluto, Eris, Makemake, Haumea and Ceres. The smallest Ceres is in the Asteroid Belt. The others, including the largest Pluto, are Trans Neptunian Objects (TNO) which are further from the Sun than Neptune.
Detailed explanation-3: -Astronomers are in general agreement that at least the nine largest candidates are dwarf planets: Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong, Quaoar, Sedna, Ceres, and Orcus.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mercury: 58d 16h, 10.83 km/h. Venus: 243d 26m, 6.52 km/h. Earth: 23h 56m, 1574 km/h. Mars: 24h 36m, 866 km/h. Jupiter: 9h 55m, 45, 583 km/h. Saturn: 10h 33m, 36, 840 km/h. Uranus: 17h 14m, 14, 794 km/h. Neptune: 16h, 9, 719 km/h. 06-Feb-2020