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Does Earth have a tilted orbit?
No. The Earth's orbit is absolutely parallel to the plane of the ecliptic. Of course, the Earth's orbit is DEFINED as the plane of the ecliptic, so this should be no surprise. All of the other planetary orbits are tilted to the plane of the ecliptic, but not by a whole lot. The Moon's orbit, for example, is tilted about 5 degrees to the ecliptic. The axis of the Earth's spin, however, IS tilted by 23.5 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic.
What is the Moon's orbital plane?
The ecliptic. Because it is the plane that contains the earth as it orbits the sun, by definition it is also the plane that contains the sun as we observe it in its yearly journey through the stars.
Is Pluto lost?
Pluto is not lost, its orbit is well understood and there are people who know exactly where it is on any given day. However Pluto has an orbit that is unusually eccentric, and is inclined by 17 degrees to the ecliptic. That means it is found well off the beaten track where the eight major planets can always be found, near the ecliptic.
Are all planets in the same orbital plane that is are they all on one imaginary flat sheet?
All eight planets in our solar system vary only slightly from the average plane of the solar system (called the "invariant plane"). Pluto (a "dwarf planet") is skewed from this plane by about 15°, and its orbit is sufficiently eccentric that part of the time it is inside the orbit of Neptune. Makemake and Eris (dwarf planets) are also tilted out of the plane. The most tilted orbit of the proper planets is Mercury, at about 6 degrees. Often the tilts of the planets' orbits are given relative to the plane of the Earth's orbit (the plane of the ecliptic). In fact that's not too misleading because the difference between the plane of the ecliptic and the invariant plane is only about 1.5 degrees. Here are the orbit inclinations (in degrees, relative to the plane of the ecliptic) for all the planets: Mercury: 7.00 Venus: 3.39 Earth: Zero, of course Mars: 1.85 Jupiter: 1.30 Saturn: 2.48 Uranus: 0.77 Neptune: 1.77 See links for a diagram.
What path does a planet follow across the sky?
Planets in the solar system except Pluto orbit the sun along the ecliptic. The ecliptic is an imaginary line like the equator round the Earth. The rings of Saturn give you a good analogy. Pluto is probably a captured asteroid and not part of the original solar system. It's orbit dips above and below the ecliptic like the moon around the Earth
How many degrees is the orbit of Pluto tilted from the plane of then ecliptic?
The plane of Pluto's orbit is inclined 17.2° to the plane of the ecliptic.
What is unsual about the orbit of Pluto?
It is not in the plane of the ecliptic and is sometimes inside the orbit of Neptune
How many degrees is the orbit of Pluto tilted from the plane of the ecliptic?
17 degrees.
Which planet has an orbit that takes it far out of the plane of the ecliptic?
Pluto. I missed it on a Physics test and I will not forget it.
What planets orbit the sun off the ecliptic plane?
All of the other planets have an orbital path that is within six degrees of the ecliptic. The celestial object formerly known as planet Pluto had an orbit that was about 17 degrees off the plane.
What does the ecliptic represent?
The Ecliptic is the plane of Earth's orbit.
Which planet's axis of rotation is perpendicular to the plane of its orbit?
That plane contains what is called the celestial equator, the projection into space of earth's equator. Not to be confused with the ecliptic, which is the plane containing earth's orbit around the sun.
Does Earth have a tilted orbit?
No. The Earth's orbit is absolutely parallel to the plane of the ecliptic. Of course, the Earth's orbit is DEFINED as the plane of the ecliptic, so this should be no surprise. All of the other planetary orbits are tilted to the plane of the ecliptic, but not by a whole lot. The Moon's orbit, for example, is tilted about 5 degrees to the ecliptic. The axis of the Earth's spin, however, IS tilted by 23.5 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic.
Does sun revolve in the same ecliptic plane?
The 'ecliptic' plane is the plane that contains the Sun and the Earth's orbit around it.
Pluto's orbit around the Sun is very different than those of other planets. How is it different?
The minor planet Pluto has an orbit which is inclined to the plane of the ecliptic. It is also a highly eccentric ellipse, causing it sometimes to pass inside the orbit of Neptune.
What is the differences between the earth's orbit and a comet's orbit?
The Earth orbits in the plane of the ecliptic in an ellipsoidal orbit that is nearly circular. Comets orbits are highly elliptical and mostly out of the plane of the ecliptic.
What is the difference between the earth's orbit and a comet's orbit?
The Earth orbits in the plane of the ecliptic in an ellipsoidal orbit that is nearly circular. Comets orbits are highly elliptical and mostly out of the plane of the ecliptic.
