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The Sun is a yellow, main sequence star.
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Is sun a star or comet or planet?
star
What is the difference between sun and comet and planet?
Basically, Earth is a planet, the Sun is a star, and a comet is an icy small body of ice.
Is a comet a moon?
No. A comet orbits a star such as the sun. In order to be a moon it must orbit a planet or some similar body.
How is a comet different from a star?
A comet is a rock that shoots around the galaxy, not sticking to any particular orbit. A star is a sun which planets revolve around, does not move anywhere.
Is the sun a planet a star or comet?
The sun is a star. It is a massive ball of gas primarily composed of hydrogen and helium that emits light and heat through nuclear fusion at its core.
What is one major difference between a comet and a shooting star?
One major difference between a comet and a shooting star is that a comet is a small icy body that orbits the sun, while a shooting star is a meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up, creating a streak of light in the sky.
Does a comet have to have two sun's to go around for it to orbit?
Considering that comets are pretty common objects in the solar system and that we have one sun only, it's obvious that a comet needs just one sun, or star, to go around.
What is the difference between planets and the sun and comets?
Basically, Earth is a planet, the Sun is a star, and a comet is an icy small body of ice.
Which planet is the source of light that makes a comet visible?
From Earth it would be the Sun, which, however not a planet, but a star
Is the head of the comet on the opposite side of the comet from sun?
No. The tail of the comet points away from the sun.
The tail of a comet is longest when the comet is?
The tail of a comet is longest when the comet is closest to the sun, as the sun's heat causes the comet's icy surface to vaporize, creating a bright glowing tail that streams away from the comet.
Is halleys comet a star?
No. It's a comet.
