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What is a small spherical object that orbiting the sun?
A small spherical object orbiting the sun would be called a planet, asteroid, or comet, depending on its characteristics and orbit.
How is a moon different from a planet or a dwarf planet?
What makes a moon a moon is the fact that it is smaller than the object it is orbiting, and is orbiting the object (the planet) constantly.The definition of a moon is "a natural satellite revolving around a planet". Since a satellite is an object that orbits a bigger object, usually a planet, and is not a planet due to its small size, it is considered a moon and not another planet.
The path of one body around another in space?
The motion is called an "orbit."An astronomical object that is revolving around another object is called a satellite. A natural satellite of a planet is a moon (if comparatively small, moonlet).
What is a small dense object that circles the sun?
A small dense object that circles the sun could be an asteroid, a comet, or a dwarf planet. These objects are part of the solar system and orbit the sun along with the planets.
Why isn't an asteroid considered a moon?
An asteroid is not considered a moon because a moon is a celestial body that orbits a planet, while an asteroid is a small rocky body that orbits the Sun. Moons are typically larger and have a more regular orbit around a planet, whereas asteroids have more irregular orbits and are not bound to a specific planet.
Is Pluto a dwarf planet because it doesn't orbit around the sun?
Are you an idiot? pluto is a dwarf planet because it too small to be a normal planet.
Do small planets orbit slowly?
It dose not matter how small the planet is, what makes them orbit slower is how far away the planet is from the sun.
What differentiates a Planet and a Satellite?
A satellite is a small celestial object whether natural or synthetic that encircles or free floats in space a larger object such as a planet. A planet is a massive object orbiting a star in a fixed orbit. It is big enough so that its gravity makes it almost round.
How small does a planet have to be to be consider a dwarf planet?
Classification of an object as a dwarf planet is not based on the object's size.In 2006 the International Astronomical Union developed a definition for a planet that uses these criteria:Orbits the sunHas enough mass that it is rounded by its own gravityHas cleared its orbital zone of other objectsA dwarf planet is an object that meets the first two criteria but not the third.
What is a small planet or spacecraft called?
A moon or artificial object orbiting around a planet is called a satellite.
What is the difference between a planet and a meteorite?
A planet is a spherical body that has an elliptical orbit around a certain mass, while a meteorite is a small chunk of rock that is hurtling through space with no orbit towards any mass.
What galaxy is the US in?
The U.S. is on Earth, which is a small planet in orbit around a rather ordinary star in the Milky Way Galaxy.
