On this day in 2006 - August 24th - a vote by the General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union changed the classification of Pluto from planet to the new category dwarf planet.
Pluto's small size - smaller than the Moon - and highly elliptical tilted orbit which overlaps with that of Neptune were two of the main reasons.
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