How do you distinguish the difference between an asteroid and a satellite?

Answer 1

It's a bit hard to distinguish them. Planets should not flicker as stars do, but that's not a very sure way to distinguish them. Some of the planets are among the brightest "stars" in the sky - especially Venus, Jupiter, and sometimes Mars. But mainly, planets - and especially the ones that are closer to us - change their position rather quickly. You can notice this change in position if you observe several consecutive nights. Just check the position, compared to the background stars.

Answer 2

Shooting stars streak across the sky quite rapidly--usually. There are two types of satellites you might see. Most satellites drift quite slowly across the sky, at about the same pace that airplanes fly. They are not always easily distinguished from airplanes. Airplanes, as they pass overhead, generally have a red blinking light. Satellites may fade or brighten, depending upon how the sunlight reflects off of them, but they would never blink. They look like little stars drifting across the sky.

Geosynchronous satellites do not drift, but instead of only a couple hundred miles up they are about 22,000 miles away. This means you probably would not notice them, even if if it was visible.

The International Space Station (ISS) is very bright, about as bright as Venus now. Very noticeable. Look up ISS time tables and see if you can spot it drifting across the sky. It is really marvelous to behold.

Answer 3

1) Stars twinkle because they are just points of light. Planets usually don't twinkle because they appear bigger to our eyes.

2) If you watch the sky over a long period, the planets move compared with the fixed positions of the stars.

3). The visible planets appear generally brighter than most stars.

Answer 4

A meteoroid is still in space. A meteor is in the atmosphere. A meteorite has made contact with Earth's surface. A shooting star is the term given to a meteor burning in the atmosphere; it is called this because it looks like a star streaking across the sky.

Answer 5

Its a good to have a star chart available, which will show the positions of the stars in the sky. The stars are always in the same positions relative to each other, while the planets will shift positions over time.

If you have a recent report on planetary positions, from a newspaper for example, it will help you roughly locate where the planets are. Venus, Mars Jupiter and Saturn can all be quite bright, brighter than the stars, so if you see a bright point, it will probably be a planet. The planets are all on the ecliptic plane, more or less, so should take a similar path to the sun throughout the night.

most of the time a planet can be differentiated from stars as they do not twinkle

Answer 6

By being familiar with the fixed stars, you can pick out anything that will not be fixed, such as the planets. These will move against the background stars over time. Mercury, Venus, mars, Jupiter and Saturn are also quite bright. A chart can be followed to identify the stars and constellations, a good up to date chart may also give planet positions. Planets also more or less follow the same path in the sky as the sun and moon throughout the day and night cycle cause by the earths rotation. They will also rise in the east and set in the west as they are also more or less on the same plane.

Answer 7

A satellite is any body that is orbiting another; a moon is specifically a natural body that orbits a planet.

Answer 8

They are the same thing. A shooting star or a falling star are just other names for a meteor.

Answer 9

through setellites we can see the outer space but not through asteriods

Answer 10

sattelites moves faster