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Typically, they orbit the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. However, occasionally their orbits are disrupted by the presence of planets, and they end up in more eccentric orbits. Some of the smaller planetary satellites are thought to be asteroids that have been gravitationally captured.
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∙ 7y agoYes. Their situation is just like that of the planets. In both cases, the main gravitational attraction on an asteroid or planet is the Sun; other planets or planetoids will usually only have a small influence on their orbit, unless they happen to come very close to one another.
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∙ 12y agoNo, they orbit our Sun, most of them between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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∙ 8y agoNo. They orbit the sun.
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∙ 10y agoNo, they orbit the Sun.
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∙ 6y agoThey orbit the sun.
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What does an asteroid orbit around?
The asteroid belt is a doughnut-shaped concentration of asteroids orbiting the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, closer to the orbit of Mars. Most asteroids orbit from between 186 million to 370 million miles (300 million to 600 million km or 2 to 4 AU) from the Sun. The asteroids in the asteroid belt have a slightly elliptical orbit. The time for one revolution around the Sun varies from about three to six Earth years.
How are asteroids different from moon?
Asteroids are technicaly small planets. That in they orbit the sun. An asteroid can become a moon when it is caught by the gravitational pull of a planet and goes into orbit around that planet. Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos are likely candidates for this along with the moons of gas giants Jupiter, Saturn & Uranus as they have no real matter that could have been ejected into space to create a moon like earths moon (Theorised a large mars sized object hit our planet when it was still molten ejecting a blob that became our moon). So to re-cap asteroids orbit the sun, Moons orbit planets.
How is the orbit of asteroids compare to the orbits of planets?
Comets have sharply turning, elliptical, oval-like orbits, as opposed to the rounder, more circular shape of a planet's orbit
Asteroids orbit the sun in which direction?
Asteroids, like all other bodies in the Solar System, revolve (orbits) counterclockwise around the Sun as viewed from above the Earth's North Pole
Why aren't asteroids called planets?
None of the asteroids are considered planets:they are too smallthey are not massive enough to become spheroidalthey often collide with each other (or sometimes the planets)etc.
What does an asteroid orbit around?
The asteroid belt is a doughnut-shaped concentration of asteroids orbiting the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, closer to the orbit of Mars. Most asteroids orbit from between 186 million to 370 million miles (300 million to 600 million km or 2 to 4 AU) from the Sun. The asteroids in the asteroid belt have a slightly elliptical orbit. The time for one revolution around the Sun varies from about three to six Earth years.
How are asteroids different from moon?
Asteroids are technicaly small planets. That in they orbit the sun. An asteroid can become a moon when it is caught by the gravitational pull of a planet and goes into orbit around that planet. Mars' moons Phobos and Deimos are likely candidates for this along with the moons of gas giants Jupiter, Saturn & Uranus as they have no real matter that could have been ejected into space to create a moon like earths moon (Theorised a large mars sized object hit our planet when it was still molten ejecting a blob that became our moon). So to re-cap asteroids orbit the sun, Moons orbit planets.
Does a dwarf planet orbit another planet?
No. A planet-like object that orbits a planet is a moon. A dwarf planet orbits a star just like a true planet does, but has been unable to clear its orbital path of debris such as asteroids and comets.
What is a small planet like object between Mars and Jupiter?
The asteroids orbit between Mars and Jupiter. [See related question] The largest is Ceres, a dwarf planet.
How is the orbit of asteroids compare to the orbits of planets?
Comets have sharply turning, elliptical, oval-like orbits, as opposed to the rounder, more circular shape of a planet's orbit
What is the name of fragments of planet-like matter that float in space?
You may be referring to asteroids, which are small rocky or icy bodies which orbit the Sun. There are many thousands of asteroids, most of which orbit between Mars and Jupiter. Most of the asteroids are too small to see, but a few of the larger ones are visible without a telescope.
How do the the orbits of comets and asteroids compare to that of planet Earth?
they go around the sun like the earth
How did rings form on Saturn?
THe Saturn Rings are a "Belt" of asteroids that have all found a similar orbit around Saturn. They are made after a collection of asteroids fall into the same orbit, and when observed from a distance, look like the classic "rings".
What orbit the Sun like planets do?
Asteroids, Comets
Do most asteroids orbit in the same direction as planets?
Yes asteroids orbit the sun counter-clockwise, just like all the planets
What planets orbit Saturn?
No planet orbits around Saturn because planets only orbit around a star like our Sun. And Saturn isn't a star, it's a planet.
What does the orbit of a planet look like?
The orbit of a planet is commonly an ellipse.
