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Yes. They orbit the Sun and as per Kepler's first law they follow an elliptical path.

Do note that a circular orbit is a special type of elliptical orbit.

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Yes. They orbit the Sun and as per Kepler's first law they follow an elliptical path.

Do note that a circular orbit is a special type of elliptical orbit.

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As an elliptical orbit is any orbit that isn't perfectly circular, everything has an elliptical orbit.

The planets Mercury and Pluto have the most elliptical orbits of the planets, and are easily seen to be oval shaped.

Comets also have highly elliptical orbits.

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All the planets move with an elliptical orbit, but with a very low eccentricity.

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Mars has the most elliptical orbit.

The earth's is almost a perfect circle

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The planet with the most elliptical orbit is Mercury. Second is Mars.

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