[DOC] [TLE] Why is Pluto no longer a planet? (Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science ... [PAR] In August 2006 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) downgraded the ... A 
dwarf planet, as defined by the IAU, is a celestial body in direct orbit of the ... The 
object formerly known as the planet Pluto was discovered on February 18, 1930 
at the Lowell Observatory in ... Pluto officially became Pluto on March 24, 1930. [DOC] [TLE] Pluto Demoted: No Longer a Planet in Highly Controversial Definition [PAR] Aug 24, 2006 ... By Robert Roy Britt | August 24, 2006 09:35am ET ... "There are finally, officially, 
eight planets in the solar system." ... "Pluto is a dwarf planet by the ... definition 
and is recognized as the prototype of a new category of trans-Neptunian ... Pluto, 
discovered in 1930, was at first thought to be larger than it is. It has... [DOC] [TLE] Pluto and the Solar System | IAU [PAR] At around 4pm on the afternoon of 18 February 1930 Tombaugh began ... The 
object Tombaugh had discovered was named Pluto, a name officially adopted by 
the ... The view of our Solar System's landscape began to change on August 30, 
1992 ... The first members of the dwarf planet category are Ceres, Pluto and Eris,
... [DOC] [TLE] Pluto - Wikipedia [PAR] Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper 
belt, a ring of ... Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930, and was 
originally .... on August 24, 2006 with an IAU resolution that created an official 
definition for the ... The resolution asserted that Pluto was "unfairly downgraded 
to a 'dwarf'... [DOC] [TLE] Why Pluto is No Longer a Planet - Universe Today [PAR] Oct 16, 2016 ... In 2006, the IAU voted to remove Pluto from the list of planets in the Solar System. 
... Pluto was first discovered in 1930 by Clyde W. Tombaugh at the Lowell .... 
Even though Pluto is a dwarf planet, and no longer officially a planet, it'll still ...... 
IAU has absouletly NO proof of why Pluto should be downgraded. [DOC] [TLE] BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Pluto loses status as a planet [PAR] Last Updated: Thursday, 24 August 2006, 13:34 GMT 14:34 UK ... Pluto was 
discovered in 1930 by US astronomer Clyde Tombaugh ... have adopted historic 
new guidelines that see the small, distant world demoted to a secondary category
. ... in 1930 by the American Clyde Tombaugh, will be referred to as a "dwarf 
planet". [DOC] [TLE] Pluto Is Demoted to 'Dwarf Planet' - The New York Times [PAR] Aug 24, 2006 ... By DENNIS OVERBYE AUG. 24, 2006 ... It has long been clear that Pluto, 
discovered in 1930, stood apart from the previously discovered... [DOC] [TLE] Pluto Downgraded To 'Dwarf Planet' Status; Solar System Now Has ... [PAR] Date: August 25, 2006; Source: California Institute Of Technology; Summary: The 
International Astronomical Union (IAU) has downgraded the status of Pluto to that 
of a "dwarf planet," a designation that will also ... Pluto was discovered in 1930. [DOC] [TLE] Who discovered dwarf planets and how? - Quora [PAR] Different ones were discovered by different people. There are 5 officially 
recognised dwarf ... Pluto  discovered on February 18, 1930. Classified as a 
planet for 76 years. Reclassified as a dwarf planet by the IAU on August 24, 2006
. Haumea... [DOC] [TLE] Aug. 24, 2006: Pluto Deplanetized | WIRED [PAR] Aug 24, 2010 ... Pluto was discovered by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh on ... 2006: 
Pluto, once the ninth planet from the sun, is downgraded to a ... The planet was 
officially named Pluto, after the Roman god of the underworld, on May 1, 1930. ... 
Astronomical Union officially downgraded Pluto's status to dwarf... [DOC] [TLE] August 24, 2006: Pluto no longer a planet, astronomers declare - BT [PAR] Aug 24, 2015 ... Pluto, dubbed a planet since its discovery in 1930, was

Question: Discovered in 1930, in August 2006 it was officially downgraded to a "dwarf"
Answer: Pluto