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Planet

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/June 18, 2024  by Wehwalt (talk) 13:45, 4 May 2024 (UTC)



A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is neither a star nor a stellar remnant. The archetypal examples are eight planets in the Solar System: the four terrestrials Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, and the four giant planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The term was initially used to denote the Sun, the Moon, and the five naked-eye planets that move across the background of the stars: they historically were seen as having associations with the gods. As scientific knowledge advanced, human perception of the planets changed. Copernicus suggested that the planets orbited the Sun and that the Earth was itself a planet, and the development of the telescope led to a broadening of the definition to accommodate other discoveries within and beyond the Solar System. Many extrasolar planets display features unseen in the Solar System. The International Astronomical Union defines a planet in the Solar System to have cleared its neighbourhood of other bodies, and that extrasolar planets should orbit stars and not be large enough to support deuterium fusion; however, many planetary scientists continue to apply the word "planet" more broadly, including dwarf planets, planetary-mass moons, rogue planets, and brown dwarfs.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Mars is upcoming, Supernova recently had its rerun
 * Main editors:, ,
 * Promoted: 8 February 2008; saved at FAR on 19 November 2022
 * Reasons for nomination: Recently saved at FAR, re-run.
 * Support as nominator.  750h+ &#124;   Talk  07:14, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Support as a main editor. With that said, I don't like the proposed lede that much. "Planet" means different things to different groups of scientists, and different ones would argue with you about the clauses about clearing the neighbourhood, orbiting a star, and undergoing thermonuclear fusion. Here's one I like better.
 * A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is neither a star nor a stellar remnant. The archetypal examples are eight planets in the Solar System: the four terrestrials Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, and the four giant planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The term was initially used to denote the Sun, the Moon, and the five naked-eye planets that move across the background of the stars: they historically were seen as having associations with the gods. As scientific knowledge advanced, human perception of the planets changed. Copernicus suggested that the planets orbited the Sun and that the Earth was itself a planet, and the development of the telescope led to a broadening of the definition to accommodate other discoveries within and beyond the Solar System. Many extrasolar planets display features unseen in the Solar System. The International Astronomical Union defines a planet in the Solar System to have cleared its neighbourhood of other bodies, and that extrasolar planets should orbit stars and not be large enough to support deuterium fusion; however, many planetary scientists continue to apply the word "planet" more broadly, including dwarf planets, planetary-mass moons, rogue planets, and brown dwarfs.
 * Double sharp (talk) 08:06, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I've altered it to your suggestion.  750h+ &#124;   Talk  08:39, 20 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Double sharp (talk) 13:29, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 11:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC)