The International Astronomical Union (IAU) most recently defined a planet

as a celestial body that:

1. Is in orbit around a star, but is not itself a satellite*
2. Has sufficient mass so it is nearly spherical in shape*
3. Has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit*
On the other hand, a dwarf planet is defined as a celetial body that:
1. Is in orbit around a star, but is not itself a satellite*
2. Has sufficient mass so it is nearly spherical in shape*
3. Has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit*
The only difference between a planet and a dwarf planet is the area
surrounding each celestial body. A dwarf planet has not cleared the area
around its orbit, while a planet has. Since the new definition, five objects
in our solar system have been classified as dwarf planets.
The largest dwarf planet in the solar system is Pluto followed by Eris,
Makemake, Haumea, with the smallest being Ceres. The order of the dwarf
planets
from
closest
to
Sun
outwards
is
Ceres,
Pluto,
Haumea, Makemake, with Eris being the furthest from the Sun. Their
distance from Sun and orbit period are as follows:
Name

Diameter

Ceres

950 km

Pluto

2,372 km

Haumea

1,960 km - 1,518 km
996 km

Makemak
1,434 km 1,422 km
e
Eris

2,326 km

Distance from the Sun Orbit Period

413,700,000 km (2.77
4.6 years
AU)
5,874,000,000 km (39.26
246.0 years
AU)
6,452,000,000 km (43.13
283.3 years
AU)
6,850,000,000 km (45.79
309.9 years
AU)
10,120,000,000 km
560.9 years
(68.01 AU)