* Dwarf planet: Pluto is no longer considered a planet, but rather a dwarf planet. This means it meets all the criteria for a planet except for one: it has not cleared its neighborhood of other objects. Pluto shares its orbital space with many other icy bodies in the Kuiper Belt.
* Trans-Neptunian object (TNO): Pluto orbits the Sun beyond Neptune, making it a member of the TNO family.
* Kuiper Belt object: Pluto is located within the Kuiper Belt, a region of icy bodies beyond Neptune's orbit.
* Plutino: Pluto is a member of a special class of TNOs called plutinos, which are objects that share a 2:3 orbital resonance with Neptune. This means they complete two orbits around the Sun for every three orbits Neptune completes.
Pluto is a fascinating object that represents a different type of celestial body than the eight planets in our solar system. Its discovery and subsequent reclassification have helped us to better understand the diversity and complexity of our cosmic neighborhood.