07-September-2006, 11:06 PM
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Pluto will henceforth be known as minor planet 134340 Pluto, according to a new designation by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Centre.
The decision to include Pluto among the many asteroids and comets in the minor planet catalogue makes official the icy body's recent - and highly controversial - demotion from planethood.
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