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How is a comets orbit differ from a planets orbit around the sun?
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Are comets moons?
No. Comets are not moons as they orbit the sun, not planets.
Which objects in the solar system orbit directly around the sun and which don't?
The planets,asteroids,and comets. There is nothing that doesn't orbit the sun.
How is a comet's orbit different from the moon or planets?
A comets orbit is elliptical and goes into the depth of the solar system and speed up when it goes around the sun
Point of a planets or comets orbit which is most distant from the sun?
That would be its Apogee.
How many planets in your solar system revolve around the sun?
In our solar system, eight known planets revolve or orbit around the Sun (as do a lot of other objects, dwarf or minor planets, asteroids, comets, and so forth).
How do the orbits of comets differ from the orbits of most asteroids?
Comets are balls of ice and dust in orbit around the Sun. The orbits of comets are different from those of planets - they are elliptical. A comet's orbit takes it very close to the Sun and then far away again.
What has a larger orbit comets or planets?
Comets.
What does the sun's gravitational pull keep in orbit?
Planets, asteroids, meteors, comets, moons (which are also in orbit around their respective planets), dust particles, interplanetary gas.
Does planet mercury have comets?
comets crash into all planets!Planets don't have comets. Planets have moons. Comets orbit the sun
What are the differences between planets and comets?
Comets are small solar system bodies that orbit around the Sun. They are not planets because NASA said so.
All comets orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets?
All comets do not orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets. Some comets orbit in a clockwise direction, while others orbit in a counterclockwise direction.
Are comets moons?
No. Comets are not moons as they orbit the sun, not planets.
Which objects in the solar system orbit directly around the sun and which don't?
The planets,asteroids,and comets. There is nothing that doesn't orbit the sun.
What orbit the Sun like planets do?
Asteroids, Comets
Do comets orbit Jupiter?
Comets orbit the Sun.
Which celestial bodies orbit the Sun?
the asteroid belt, the kuiper belt, and the oort cloud.
How is a comet's orbit different from the moon or planets?
A comets orbit is elliptical and goes into the depth of the solar system and speed up when it goes around the sun
