Timeline Thursday 24 August 2006

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Thursday 24 August 2006

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Events on Thursday 24 August 2006 1

2006 Pluto demoted to dwarf planet IAU redefines what is a planet The International Astronomical Union voted on August 24, 2006 to reclassify Pluto as a "dwarf planet", reducing the number of planets in the solar system from nine to eight.

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