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Jalen Gislason
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What describes a satellite which orbits a planet revolving around the sun?
A satellite is an object which orbits a larger body. For example, the Moon orbits the Earth, and the Earth orbits the Sun. The Moon is a satellite of the Earth and the Earth is a Satellite of the Sun.
Jupiter is a satellite of another object?
Yes it is a satellite of the sun, because it orbits around the Sun in an ellipse. Any planet is a satellite in our solar system because it orbits our Sun.
What is a natural satellite that orbits the Sun?
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Why could you also say that earth is a satellite?
The Earth orbits the sun and therefore could be described as a satellite of the sun.
What are the suns satellites?
A satellite is an object that orbits a planet. The Sun is a star so it does not have satellites. Actually a satellite is anything that orbits another. So the planets and asteriods are the sun's satellites.
How is the moon a natural satellite?
Its not man made anything that orbits another body is a satellite, so the earth is a natural satellite of the Sun
What is the name of the natural satellite which orbits the sun?
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What is a saterllite?
A natural satellite is an object that orbits something else. For example Luna (the moon) is a satellite of earth while earth is a satellite of the sun
What is a natural saterllite?
A natural satellite is an object that orbits something else. For example Luna (the moon) is a satellite of earth while earth is a satellite of the sun
What is a satellite that orbits earth?
If by satellite you mean an object that orbits the earth, then the Moon is a satellite of the earth. There are thousands of other satellites put into orbit by both private and public organizations used for everything from GPS to communication and even you TV service.
Does the sun have a satellite?
Yes because what orbits the sun:the 9 planets count as satellites.
Do some planets on the solar system do not orbit the sun?
By definition, a planet is a celestial body that orbits a star (the sun) directly. A satellite is an object in space that orbits a planet. Mercury, which is comparable in size to our Moon, orbits the sun. Therefore, Mercury is a planet. Our Moon is a satellite of Earth. If it had its own path around the sun, we wouldn't have a moon and it would be considered a planet.
