Scientists Discover Plutos Fifth Moon

[Pinkamena]

You have probably heard of this planet. Pluto and its relatively large moon Charon form a binary pair orbiting a common point between them, with at least four smaller bodies in neat orbits around them. And recently, scientists discovered it's fifth moon, and it has been given the relatively boring name "P5".
You may remember that six years ago, Pluto was denounced of it's "planet" status, making it a dwarf planet, one of five in the solar system. But the discovery of a fifth moon makes scientists wonder if they should classify it as something completely new.

What do you think? Should Pluto be kept a dwarf planet, or classified as something else entirely, considering the strange binary system and its many moons?

Articles on the matter:
Discovery of fifth moon reignites Pluto planet debate [http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21528743.800-discovery-of-fifth-moon-reignites-pluto-planet-debate.html]
Pluto's not a planet [http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21528742.500-plutos-not-a-planet--its-much-odder-than-that.html]

 

[Shadowstar38]

Oddly, I've still considered it a normal planet since they decided to change it.

Why? Because you cant just change your mind about shit like this scientists!

 

[Riki Darnell]

I think they should change it back to a planet status!

 

[Pinkamena]

I think they should change it back to a planet status!

But then we'd have to do the same with all the other dwarf planets that has been discovered.

 

[Alhazred]

Charon, Nix, Hydra... damn but those are some bitching names for moons.

 

[Pinkamena]

I'm still waiting for them to see if Charon is in fact a Mass Relay.

New Horizons will swoop past Pluto in about 3 years, then we'll see!

 

[Rowan93]

Oddly, I've still considered it a normal planet since they decided to change it.

Why? Because you cant just change your mind about shit like this scientists!

Actually, being able to just change your mind is what science is all about. A scientist changes his mind when new evidence comes in, a non-scientist ignores it.

I mean, the planet thing is more an issue of semantics than of evidential truth, but it's still important to be able to change your mind, and they had good reason.

 

[Lucem712]

Maybe they'll classify it as a dwarf planet or something. I can see that happening.

 

[InsanityRequiem]

I'd say just label Pluto a Quasi-Planet. Like a planet, but not. It's got planet like qualities, but it also has non-planet qualities.

 

[Lucem712]

Maybe they'll classify it as a dwarf planet or something. I can see that happening.

Uh, news flash, they already did classify it as a Dwarf Planet, about the same time of that controversy about it not being a classified a full planet...

Thanks, mate. (Is terribly behind on astrological information.)

 

[Scrustle]

WTF? Five moons? I thought they only recently discovered the second.

 

[DudeistBelieve]

Oddly, I've still considered it a normal planet since they decided to change it.

Why? Because you cant just change your mind about shit like this scientists!

This. I will always consider Pluto a planet.

 

[Pinkamena]

I'd say just label Pluto a Quasi-Planet. Like a planet, but not. It's got planet like qualities, but it also has non-planet qualities.

I like that name. Or how about Planet System? Since it's a system of two objects that are relatively the same size, and planet-like in appearance.

 

[Pinkamena]

Oddly, I've still considered it a normal planet since they decided to change it.

Why? Because you cant just change your mind about shit like this scientists!

This. I will always consider Pluto a planet.

But it's so tiny! And the dwarf planet Eris is even larger than Pluto, so you'd have to consider Eris a planet too. Also, the orbit of Pluto is really wonky compared to the other planets.

 

[Daverson]

Pluto should be a planet! And so should Ceres! Planet status for everyone!

 

[SirPlindington]

I'd say we should call it something new entirely, although that might not be necessary either. Scientists could just add a little footnote on its Dwarf Planet status. That'd probably be for the best, in my opinion.