2006 General Assembly in Prague
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The 2006 General Assembly in Prague was the International Astronomical Union meeting at which Pluto was reclassified and the modern definition of a planet was adopted.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
International Astronomical Union general assembly
ⓘ
astronomy conference ⓘ scientific meeting ⓘ |
| adoptedResolution |
IAU Resolution 5A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IAU Resolution 6A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Solar System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Czech Republic ⓘ |
| decisionMadeBy | IAU General Assembly members ⓘ |
| definedTerm |
dwarf planet
ⓘ
planet ⓘ small Solar System body ⓘ |
| endDate | 2006-08-25 ⓘ |
| field |
astronomy
ⓘ
astrophysics ⓘ planetary astronomy ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2009 IAU General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
creation of the dwarf planet category
ⓘ
formal IAU definition of a planet ⓘ reclassification of several trans-Neptunian objects as dwarf planets ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
astronomy
ⓘ
celestial mechanics ⓘ cosmology ⓘ exoplanets ⓘ galactic astronomy ⓘ planetary science ⓘ solar system ⓘ stellar astronomy ⓘ |
| hostCity | Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Czech Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
adoption of a formal definition of a planet
ⓘ
introduction of the dwarf planet category ⓘ reclassification of Pluto ⓘ |
| officialName | XXVIth General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy | International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | General Assemblies of the International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 2003 IAU General Assembly in Sydney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
Pluto being classified as a dwarf planet
ⓘ
Pluto losing its status as the ninth planet of the Solar System ⓘ |
| sequenceNumber | 26 ⓘ |
| shortName | IAU General Assembly 2006 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2006-08-14 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Prague Congress Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingMethod | plenary vote ⓘ |
| year | 2006 ⓘ |
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