Astronomers from the International Astronomical Union (IAU), an organization that functions as an international consensus marker in astronomy, were assigned the task of voting on the definition of planets. Some have criticized that this discussion amongst scientists was not without political and non-scientific emotions or nostalgia. One rendition of the definition would have kept Pluto as a planet and included Eris and Ceres, boosting the number of planets to twelve. Still another recommendation kept the total planets at nine, keeping Pluto and the other recognized planets, but without providing scientific logic behind it. And finally, the third proposition, which would remove Pluto as a planet, dropping the number down to eight. Ultimately,
