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What is the shape of the path of a planet or asteroid around the sun.?
All orbits are ellipses.
Is pluto a star or an asteroid?
Niether, its a `Dwarf Planet`. Its much larger than an asteroid, able to hold itself into a spherical shape.
How does an asteroid differ from a planet?
A dwarf planet is larger, big enough to make itself into an approximately spherical shape. Asteroids are smaller and more irregular in shape.
Is Vesta asteroid a real planet?
It's an asteroid and only an asteroid. A big one at that, second to Ceres (Dwarf Planet) and there is a possibility that it might be added to dwarf planet status in the near future once it's shape has been confirmed.
How does a dwarf planet differ from an asteroid?
A dwarf planet is larger, big enough to make itself into an approximately spherical shape. Asteroids are smaller and more irregular in shape.
The shape of the path of a planet or asteroid around the sun is an?
Ellipse is actually correct
Is dwarf planet Ceres a gas or rocky planet?
No. Ceres, which used to be considered an asteroid, was recategorized as a "dwarf planet" in 2006, about the same time that Pluto was. Ceres is a small rocky body, the biggest in the asteroid belt.
Can an asteroid be a planet?
NO.
Is Ceres the biggest asteroid?
Yes, Ceres is the largest asteroid in our Solar System, comprising approximately one-third of the total mass of the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. It was classified as a dwarf planet in 2006 due to its spherical shape and planetary features.
How is a dwarf planet different from an asteroid?
A dwarf planet is a celestial body that orbits the Sun and has enough mass for its gravity to form it into a spherical shape, but has not cleared its orbit of other debris. An asteroid is a small rocky body that orbits the Sun, typically found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, and does not have enough mass to be considered a dwarf planet.
What is the largest asteroid found and is a dwarf planet?
The largest known asteroid in the Solar System ... and it's extraordinarily unlikely that there are any unknown ones that are larger ... is 1 Ceres, which makes up about a third of the entire mass of the asteroid belt. Ceres is large enough to be rounded by its own gravity into "hydrostatic equilibrium" (basically defined as "the same shape a fluid body rotating at the same speed would take") but not large enough to have "cleared its orbit" of other bodies, which makes it a dwarf planet.
Was there ever a planet in the Asteroid belt?
No planet ever existed where the asteroid belt is. The mass is insufficient for a planet to have formed from all that debris.
