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by rcthompson 3001 days ago
I mean that the asteroid belt would be counted as a 5th planet, and Jupiter would be 6, and so on.
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Ah, I understand now. Increasing the index of the outer planets is what would make the fit better, and the asteroid belt is a good way to justify it (and happens to be consistent with some other theories about the solar system).