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.

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instanceOf International Astronomical Union general assembly
astronomy conference
scientific meeting
adoptedResolution IAU Resolution 5A
IAU Resolution 6A
appliesTo Solar System
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
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
hostCountry Czech Republic
language English
location Czech Republic
Prague
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
organisedBy International Astronomical Union
partOfSeries General Assemblies of the International Astronomical Union
precededBy 2003 IAU General Assembly in Sydney
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
startDate 2006-08-14
tookPlaceIn Prague Congress Centre
votingMethod plenary vote
year 2006

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International Astronomical Union notableEvent 2006 General Assembly in Prague