How many planets in the Solar System? 8 or 9

Question

There are nine planets, pluto is not a planet, new planet..... :s

Answer 1

Pluto will always be a planet to me -_-

Answer 2

8

Answer 3

8 (Pluto's planetary status has been reinstated according to the Lowell Observatory, which incidentally, discovered Pluto in the first place)

Comments

The Pluto naysayers might say this is a conflict of interest.  :-)

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If they have time to worry about such crap they have time to go fork themselves too.
;-D

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They probably have plenty of time for that.  :-)

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They may do little else!

Answer 4

It depends on your definition.

And many arguments are merely arguments over definitions.

Answer 5

I count Pluto as a planet.

Comments

So do I.

Answer 6

I think there are more than 9 planets in the universe.

Answer 7

Pluto is a planet

Answer 8

Pluto is still considered as a dwarf planet (there seem to be other dwarf planets among the Kuiper belt objects), but, according to recent findings, there might be a ninth, bigger planet in our universe - beyond Neptune, or, perhaps, even more.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planets_beyond_Neptune

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/05/120511-new-planet-solar-system-kuiper-belt-space-science/

https://www.caltech.edu/news/caltech-researchers-find-evidence-real-ninth-planet-49523

Answer 9

Pluto is round, has an atmosphere and shows seismic activity.

The new footage from New Horizons alone could be enough to give it back it's former status as a planet

Comments

I think most objects in space are round since they are revolving. I wonder how will people react if they announce the Earth is not a planet anymore.

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Yes, most objects over a certain size,  also because of it's own gravity,but not all dwarf planets are.
You are right, what if a group of Plutonians decide we are no longer a planet? Where would we go?

Answer 10

I don't like to say this but 8.