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Is our sun the only star that has planets orbiting around it?
No. Other stars have been found to have planets orbiting them.
Did Galileo find any other planets?
No. He discovered great moons, which, had they not been orbiting planets might have been considered planets themselves, but the first new planet since antiquity was Uranus, discovered by Sir William Herschel.
How many planets does Arcturus have around it?
Arcturus is a star located in the constellation of Boötes and is not known to have any planets orbiting around it. It is a red giant star that is relatively close to Earth in astronomical terms, at a distance of about 36.7 light-years. While exoplanets have been discovered around many other stars in our galaxy, none have been confirmed around Arcturus.
Are there any other planets other than the eight major planets of our solar system?
Over 900 planets have been discovered orbiting other stars. These are called exoplanets.
What has been discovered on Jupiter?
. A Jupiter-like planet has been discovered orbiting one of the smallest stars known, suggesting that planets could be more common than previously thought.
How many more planets did they discover?
Within our solar system, there are 8 planets, and 4 dwarf planets. There are also over 500 dwarf planets from 2 galaxies that have been discovered orbiting other stars.
How many planets have been discovered orbiting other stars besides the sun?
45. It's a lot more than that now. It's into the hundreds.
What is a group of planets and their moons that orbit a central star?
A group of planets moving around a star is called a solar system. Planets outside our solar system are called exoplanets. Despite the difficulty of detection, many hundreds have been discovered recently, orbiting other stars.
Are there any objects which now are considered a planet?
Yes. There are eight planets in our solar system and over a thousand others that have been discovered orbiting other stars.
There are planets in the universe?
Yes. There are 8 planets in our own solar system and more than 2,000 that have been discovered so far orbiting other stars. It is estimated that out galaxy alone contains 100 billion to 400 billion planets.
How many planets and what are they called?
There are 8 planets in the solar system: Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune However, there have been over 1000 planets discovered in the last 20 years orbiting other stars.
how many planets have been discovered around stars other than sun?
42.068
