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Are comets and asteroids part of our solar system?

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Yes, everything that orbits our sun, including everything that orbits everything that orbits our sun, is part of the solar system.

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Are the meteoroids comets and asteroids part of your solar system?

Yes.


What do comets and asteroids have in common?

Most are unchanged since their formation in the solar nebula.Correct


Why are comets asteroids and meteoroids part of your solar system?

they r broken pieces of rock from planets and they r something natural in the solar system so yeah.


How are the planets different from the solar system?

The planets and their moons are part of the solar system, along with the Sun, the asteroids, the comets, the Trans-Neptunian objects and the Oort cloud.


Is Capella a solar system?

Capella is a star, so it is not itself a solar system. Our sun is not a solar system, but it is part of the solar system along with the planets, moons, comets, asteroids and other objects. If Capella has any of those things, then it is part of a solar system.


Why are asteroids meteoroids comets and dust considered part of our solar system?

Any natural object that orbits our Sun, either directly or indirectly, is considered part of our solar system by definition.


What is part of our solar system comets or asteroids or both?

Comets are often thought of as visitors from other solar systems. Solitary travelers in space. Asteroids can and do exist as "belts" and are usually found in groups that can orbit a central sun very much like planets. Composition can be very different for both objects. Both follow prescribed orbits, hence we are able to predict/know the returning date for Haley's Comet. Am not familiar with any data about asteroids with orbits as far reaching as comets. Because comets follow a predicted orbit, and visit our solar system at regular times, they could be considered part of our solar system the same way as band of asteroids. However, comets can and do leave our solar system and pass through others, so they are more visitor than permanent part of our solar system.


Are asteroids part of your solar system?

yes, asteroids are part of our solar system there in the asteroid belt which seperates the inner part from the outer part.


Is Pluto part of the solar system?

Yes. Pluto may no longer be considered a major planet but it is still part of the Solar System! The Solar System includes the Sun, planets, dwarf planets (including Pluto), moons, asteroids, comets, centaurs, trans-Neptunian objects and interplanetary dust particles amongst other things: basically the Sun and everything that orbits around it. Pluto orbits the Sun, so it's still part of the Solar System.


Are comets close to the inner or outer part of the solar system?

I scientifically believe that comets are closer to the outer part of the solar system.


When did Pluto officially get kicked out of the solar system?

It was not kicked out of the solar system. It was downgraded to a dwarf planet. Dwarf planets and lesser items, like asteroids and comets, are all part of the solar system. Pluto was downgraded on the 24th of August 2006.


Is asteroids part of our solar system?

yes