Because it's a planet. plan·et Noun/ˈplanit/1. A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
A) someone needs to check the internaTional astronomical union definition of planet, rather than webster's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAU_definition_of_planet B) No truth to the rumor that K*be is already scoping it out, for the next time he gets caught.