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Planet that has an orbit that intersects the orbit of pluto

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Answer: Neptune

The dwarf planet Pluton, has the most eccentric orbit (more elliptical and elongated) of all the planets, and as a consequence its orbit is "intersected" by the orbit of Neptune.

However, despite this intersection, there is no collision risk between these two bodies, since the orbit of Pluto is located in an orbital plane different from that of the other planets and therefore different from that of Neptune, its nearest neighbor. In addition, the orbit of Pluton is inclined
17\° on the the ecliptic plane (plane where the other planets move around the Sun).

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