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Fasten your seat-belt:
The Earth and Moon both orbit their common center of mass ... the place where
the pivot would have to be if the Earth and Moon were on opposite ends of a
see-saw. Since the Earth has roughly 80 times as much mass as the Moon has,
the pivot has to be 80 times as far from the center of the Moon as it is from the
center of the Earth, which means that the point they're both orbiting is actually
inside the Earth. That's why it looks like the Moon is orbiting the Earth ... the
Moon is making this tremendous trip around the common center and the Earth
is barely wiggling.
You heard it here first.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe Earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the Earth
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∙ 11y agoThe Sun orbits the center of the Galaxy, every 225 million years, roughly.
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∙ 15y agoNo, the moon orbits the earth while the earth orbits the sun.
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∙ 13y agoThe sun. The moon orbits the Earth. All the planets in our solar system rotate around the sun.
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∙ 12y agoIf they did orbit earth they would become a moon. No, they orbit the sun. unless if captured by a planets pull, they hurl into the planets atmosphere
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∙ 14y agoWhen they are near the Earth. A comet can be quite close to the Sun and be entirely invisible, being either on the far side of the Sun or too near the Sun to be seen.
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∙ 13y agothe moon orbits the earth :)
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How may times does the sun rotate around the earth i one year?
The sun does not rotate around the earth. Ever. The Earth rotates around the sun once in one year.
Different if earth had an orbit like that of a comet?
our earth would be then fried, becasue the orbit of a comet orbits around the sun which cause the comet to be insanely high. which in one case would fry our earth if our orbit was near the sun
Does the sun rotate or move?
The sun rotates because it goes around the earth.
Do the Earth rotate or revolve?
The earth rotates on its axis. It revolves around the sun.
What planets does the sun rotate around?
The Sun does Not rotate around planets; Planets rotate around the Sun. Planets that include: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Also Dwarf Planet Pluto rotates around the Sun.
How many years does hally's comet rotate around earth?
It doesn't rotate around earth, but around the sun. This happens every 75-76 years on average.
Does your planet rotate or does the sun rotate around it?
Earth rotates around the sun .
Does the sun rotate around the earth to make shadows?
The sun does not rotate. The earth rotates
How long does it take to make the sun rotate around earth?
The Sun does not rotate around the Earth, nor does the Earth rotate around the Sun. The Earth revolves around the Sun each year, and each body rotates about its own axis: once a day for the Earth, once in about 25 days for the Sun.
How may times does the sun rotate around the earth i one year?
The sun does not rotate around the earth. Ever. The Earth rotates around the sun once in one year.
Is the moon and sun a planet?
Neither the Sun nor the Moon are planets. Planets rotate around the Sun. Moons rotate around planets. There are other rules to explain the difference between planets and asteroids and comets which also rotate around the sun. Such as planets because of their strong gravitational field, clear objects in their rotation around the Sun, something a small asteroid, nor a small comet can do. However, neither the Sun (which planets rotate around), nor, the Moon (which rotates around the planet Earth), is a planet.
What does the halleys comet revolve around?
Around the earth and past the sun.
How long does it take the sun to make a rotation around earth?
The Sun does not rotate around the Earth, nor does the Earth rotate around the Sun. The Earth revolves around the Sun each year, and each body rotates about its own axis: once a day for the Earth, once in about 25 days for the Sun.
Why does it take a day for the earth to rotate around the sun?
the earth takes A YEAR TO GO AROUND THE SUN
Does the world rotate or revolve around the sun?
The sun is standing still, it is the earth that rotates round the sun.
Why does the earth rotate in its orbit around the sun?
its the gravitational pull from he sun.
Which is the largest the earth the sun or the a comet?
The sun is the largest out of the three and then the earth and then a comet.
