Map Of Dwarf Planets

NASA's Solar System Interactive also known as the Orrery is a live look at the solar system, its planets, moons, comets, and asteroids, as well as the real-time locations of dozens of NASA missions.

Solar System Map The diagram above shows all the planets and dwarf planets and also the moon and the asteroid belt in order from the sun. It also includes information on the diameter, mass and orbital period of each body and also a diagram showing the orbit of each body from the sun.

Our solar system has five dwarf planets In order of distance from the Sun they are Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris.

Interactive Live 3D Map of all known dwarf planets Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, Eris and Gonggong. Pluto is sometimes also classified as a Dwarf planet. Where are the Dwarf Planets? 3D Web App

Planets amp Dwarf Planets in our Solar System Scroll down or CLICK for image map of the solar system with popup text descriptions Our SOLAR SYSTEM refers to the Sun in its centre with nine eight planets and their satellites i.e., moons, asteroids, comets and meteoroids orbiting around the Sun.

Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet status in 2006, joining Eris, Haumea, Makemake and Ceres. Learn more about the dwarf planets of the solar system in this SPACE.com infographic.

Topographic Map of Dwarf Planet Ceres This color-coded map from NASA's Dawn mission shows the highs and lows of topography on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres.

Dwarf Planets are the worlds in our solar system that directly orbit the Sun, like planets. In the definition of planets and dwarf planets, there is only one significant difference dwarf worlds have not cleared the neighborhood objects around their orbit.

How many dwarf planets are there? There are two ways to look at this question. First is to ask acording to the official list kept by the IAU, how many dwarf planets are there? The current answer as of 1 April 2007 is only three. The asteroid Ceres is the only asteroid known to be round. Pluto is also considered a dwarf planet. And Eris, a little larger than Pluto, is a dwarf planet also

Add object Additional Information An orrery is a model of the solar system that shows the positions of the planets along their orbits around the Sun. The chart above shows the Sun at the centre, surrounded by the solar system's innermost planets. Click and drag the chart to rotate the viewing angle, or use your mouse wheel to zoom in and out.