How many dwarf planets are there?
The IAU recognizes 5 dwarf planets: Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake & Eris, but up to 40 objects in the Solar System may qualify.
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The Solar System has probably has at least one dwarf planet in the Main Asteroid Belt (Ceres), Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt -MORE
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About Solar system
The Solar system refers to the 8 planets, hundreds of moons, and billions of asteroids and comets other celestial bodies orbiting the star Sol. Sol is the name of our sun.
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