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How do dwarf planets differ from planets?

they do not have a clear path in it's orbit.

they are bigger

they do not orbit a sun

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They orbit the sun but planets have to be a certain size to be considered planets. So an example is that Pluto does orbit the sun and has years and days but it wasn’t big enough to be considered a planet.
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they do orbit the sun but they are farther away, they are very small, the dwarf planet Pluto is around the size of a moon, and I wouldn't say they have a clear path because dwarf planets don't normally have a clear path... they are normally around or are inside the outer asteroid belt of a solar system

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