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What is the term for the egg-shaped orbit that planets follow?
The egg-shaped orbit that a planet follows is called an ellipse, and planets are thus said to have elliptical orbits.
Which astronomer discovered that the planets orbit the sun in oval shaped paths called ellipses?
Kepler discovered that the planets orbit the sun in oval shaped paths called ellipses.
What do tiny planets orbit?
Like larger planets, dwarf planets also orbit the sun.
What is the shape of Neptune's path?
all of the planets have the same elliptical shaped orbit.
What is the shape of the orbit of the earth and other planets?
Oval or elliptical shaped. (Not a perfect circle)
What has elliptical orbits?
As an elliptical orbit is any orbit that isn't perfectly circular, everything has an elliptical orbit. The planets Mercury and Pluto have the most elliptical orbits of the planets, and are easily seen to be oval shaped. Comets also have highly elliptical orbits.
Do the stars or dwarf planets orbit planets?
No. Dwarf planets orbit stars just like planets do. Stars orbit the center of their galaxy. An object orbiting a planet would be a moon.
What is an orbit shaped like?
an ellipse
An oval like shape that is used to describe the orbit of planets?
An elliptical orbit is a flattened circle or oval-like shape followed by a planet as it travels around the sun. It is a common shape observed in celestial bodies' paths due to the gravitational pull between them.
Do stars orbit planets or planets orbit stars?
Planets orbit stars.
How is the orbit of the earth around the sun shaped?
All planets in our solar system, including the the Earth have an elliptical orbit around our Sun. In Earth's case, the orbit is nearly circular.
Do all the planets have smaller planets orbiting them?
No. Planets orbit suns, while moons orbit planets. Planets do not orbit planets.
