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Pluto is usually the farthest planet from the sun.
Pluto is the smallest planet and it's usually the farthest planet from the sun. As it stands right now, Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun. Pluto even smaller than our moon. Many scientists think Pluto is really a big asteroid or a comet not a planet. For now at least, Pluto is still officially classified as a planet.

Properties of Pluto
Mass1.3 × 1022 kg
Average Distance from Sun5.9 billion km/3.9 billion miles
Minimum Distance from Earth5.8 billion km/3.6 billion miles
Length of Year248 Earth years (to rotate the sun)
Rotation Time6.39 hours
Angle of Axis122.46 degrees
Diameter2300 km/1429 miles
Number of Satellites1
Number of RingsUnknown
Number of Moons1
TemperatureAverage of -390 Fahrenheit/-233 Celsius
Weight on PlutoA 100 pound person would weigh 6.9 pounds

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  • Uranus
  • Neptune
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