Is there ever a time when Neptune is further from the sun than Pluto due to the elliptical orbit?
Yes, due to the elliptical orbit, sometimes Neptune and Pluto's paths cross and Pluto is closer to the sun. ChaCha!
Answered by Matthew R. -
About Pluto
At one time Pluto was the ninth planet in our solar system, that is until 2006. Scientists decided that Pluto was too small to be a planet, and was redesignated as a "dwarf planet," and is the largest body in the Kuiper Belt, which is a belt of asteroids that encircles the entire solar system. Pluto, depending on where it is in its orbit between 4.4 billion and 7.4 billion km from the sun.
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