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How many planets orbit a star?

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Do the star planets orbit around the sun?

I'm not sure what you mean by "Star planets." However, I can tell you that there are 8 known planets that orbit the star Sol, including Earth (Sol 3).


When planets orbit a star?

When don't they? If a planet is in orbit around a star, it is in continual orbit. Orbital periods (the lengths of time it takes different planets to complete one orbit) are different from planet to planet, and are related to the distances between the planets and their stars.


What do all the planets orbit around?

All the planets in OUR solar system orbit around the sun(which is a star). Planets in other solar systems orbit around other stars.


Do constellations orbit planets and if they do what ones?

Constellations are groups of stars. A planet orbits a single star. No, constellations do not orbit planets.


What are the large objects in space that orbit a star such as the sun?

The answer is planets.

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Planets orbit a star?

yes, planets do orbit a star


What are the satellite planets?

By definition planets orbit a star and satellites orbit a planet. Therefore there are no satellite planets.


Do the star planets orbit around the sun?

I'm not sure what you mean by "Star planets." However, I can tell you that there are 8 known planets that orbit the star Sol, including Earth (Sol 3).


Could a star orbit a planet larger then itself?

well for starters, stars don't orbit planets. Planets orbit stars, but some stars don't have planets that orbit them.


What are the major bodies that orbit a star?

planets


Why are moons and planets different?

Planets are bodies that orbit a central star (in our case, the Sun), and moons are smaller bodies that orbit planets.


When do planets orbit a star?

When don't they? If a planet is in orbit around a star, it is in continual orbit. Orbital periods (the lengths of time it takes different planets to complete one orbit) are different from planet to planet, and are related to the distances between the planets and their stars.


When planets orbit a star?

When don't they? If a planet is in orbit around a star, it is in continual orbit. Orbital periods (the lengths of time it takes different planets to complete one orbit) are different from planet to planet, and are related to the distances between the planets and their stars.


Does the star orbit the sun and the planet doesnt?

The sun is a star. And planets within its gravitational reach orbit it.


What do all the planets orbit around?

All the planets in OUR solar system orbit around the sun(which is a star). Planets in other solar systems orbit around other stars.


Do constellations orbit planets and if they do what ones?

Constellations are groups of stars. A planet orbits a single star. No, constellations do not orbit planets.


Why is sun not in the category of planets?

Because the sun is actually a star. Planets by definition Orbit a star. The sun does not orbit anything and is a huge ball of mainly Hydrogen and Helium.