Facts
All the dwarf planets are plutoids, except for Ceres.
All of the dwarf planets are smaller than Mercury and Earth's moon. Even though only five dwarf planets have been classified, it is thought that there could be more than 200 in our solar system. |
All of the dwarf planets are a part of the Kuiper Belt except for Ceres.
The Kuiper Belt is made up of plutoids and other icy objects in space. Sedna and Quaoar and possible dwarf planets. |
Ceres is closer to the sun than Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter.
Dwarf planets, like planets, orbit the sun, they are just further away. The title dwarf planet was created over the argument over wether or not Pluto should be considered a planet. |