Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-24694044-20150212193625/@comment-25941663-20150324185941

ShawnHowellsCP wrote: Literally just repeated/proved what I said.

Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet due to the fact it can't clear its orbit of asteroids and foreign objects. If the reclassification of "clearing your orbit" goes through, then it will be a planter. As per my original comment. I am not saying you are wrong, but you are not entirely correct. An object that can clear its orbit is considered a planet. An object that can't clear its orbit isn't necessarily a dwarf planet. A comet can't clear its orbit too, but comets aren't dwarf planets.

If I remember correctly, the official definition of a dwarf planet (as of now) is a body that is orbiting a sun + is large enough to maintain a round shape + is not large enough to clear its orbit.