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Yes, any asteroid within the distance of pluto, and a few beyond it, are in the sun's gravitational pull. If they weren't, they would drift off into space.
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Is Deimos a planet?
No. It is an irregularly-shaped satellite of Mars, believed to be an asteroid captured by the planet's gravitational field.
How are planet's kept in orbit?
planets are in orbit because of the suns gravitational field chupa naman diyan Planets are kept in their orbits by gravitational forces.
What is the biggest force?
the suns gravitational field is the biggest force for it pulls other planets in the area around it encircling itself
How can an asteroid attract another asteroid?
Asteroids do exert some gravitational pull.
Will a asteroid ever hit the earth?
yes! it depend to gravitational pull and the weight of an asteroid
Does the gravitational attraction between earth and an asteroid decrease as the asteroid approaches earth?
The gravitational force (or attraction) between any two objects increases as the distance between them decreases. Thus, as an asteroid approaches Earth, the Earth's gravitational pull will increase as it gets nearer.
Is a collision possible between the earth and an asteroid?
Yes, if the asteroid is captured by the Earth's gravitational pull.
Why is Pluto a small planet?
Pluto is such a small planet because Pluto is no longer a planet. It is just a big rock that got pulled in by are suns gravitational field.
What happens when an asteroid orbits too close to Mars or Jupiter?
For Mars, it is likely to get pulled in to the gravitational field, and not collide with the planet at first but get sling shot around it. It will then return in several years and sling shot another three or four times before colliding with it. It's also possible that the force of the "sling shot" effect will rocket the asteroid away, and it will not come back, or will get sucked in to another gravitational field. For Jupiter, the most likely thing to happen is the asteroid entering the atmosphere and breaking up.
What keeps the planets in your solar system?
The suns gravitational pull.
When is a magnetic field is the strongest on a magnet?
the magnet field is the strongest well the summer solstic when the suns gravitational pull is the strongest
Where do asteroid belts come from?
Some astronomers think that asteroid came from fragments of a planet that disrupted by a strong gravitational force.
