Planet Pluto

Today in Astronomy History
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February 8, 1677
French astronomer, Jacques Cassini, in born at the Paris Observatory. Jacques Cassini compiled the first tables for the moons of Saturn in 1716.

February 8, 1743
Comet C/1743 C1 passes within 0.0390 AUs of Earth

Welcome to The Planet Pluto Website
A website about the planet Pluto

Pluto is usually the ninth planet from the Sun although it is sometimes 8th when Pluto moves within Neptune's orbit. Pluto's diameter is 2,300 km and takes 249 years to orbit the Sun. Pluto is named after the Roman god of the underworld. Pluto was discovered on February 18, 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh.