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Generally a planet.
An object that orbits a star can be defined as a planet.

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the answer is a planet.

Think about it...The earth only revolves around one thing and that is the sun causing the 24hour cycle being a full day.

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It could be a planet or another star. Technically they orbit their common centre of gravity which could lie inside the larger object (e.g. the Sun-Earth system)

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A large object that orbits a star is a planet.

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A large, spherical body which orbits a star is called a planet.

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A planet. Also, more than one star may orbit their common center of mass.

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A planet.

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A planet

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