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Is Saturn a star or a planet?

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Is Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun in the Solar System an instance of the class star (the astronomical object including the sun - a massive luminous ball of plasma) or the class solar planet (a celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun, has sufficient mass so that it assumes a nearly round shape and has "cleared the neighbourhood" around its orbit)?

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Is saturn a star?
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Posted at 0:59 on December 4, 2010.
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Saturn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System ... Ancient Chinese and Japanese culture designated the planet Saturn as the earth star (土星).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn
StarChild: The planet Saturn
Isn't that interesting? Saturn has the lowest density of any planet in our solar system. Its density is so low that it would float if it was placed in water.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/saturn...
StarChild: The planet Saturn
Saturn: The Ringed Planet: When seen through a telescope, Saturn is one of the most beautiful sights in the night sky. It looks like a big ball inside of rings.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/saturn...
Saturn-like ring system eclipses Sun-like star
... planet formation if the transiting object is a star or brown dwarf, or possibly moon formation if the transiting object is a giant planet. If the dusty rings are similar to Saturn's ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120109115830.htm
Saturn Forms Sky Triangle with Moon & Star Early Tuesday
Early-bird skywatchers who awake well before sunrise on Tuesday (Dec. 20) will have an interesting celestial array to admire, composed of the moon, a bright planet and a bright ...
http://www.space.com/13979-saturn-triangle-moon-star-skywatching-tips.html

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