2006

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This happened in 2006:

[edit] January

• 19- NASA's New Horizons mission to Jupiter and Pluto launches.

[edit] Febuary

• 1- Eris is found to be larger than Pluto

[edit] August

• 24 - The term Dwarf planet is created, causing Ceres, Pluto, and Eris to be put into the category followed in 2008 by Makemake and Haumea.