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Yes it's the law of gravity which describes the interaction between the planet and the Sun. The force is calculated from the masses of the Sun and the planet multiplied together and divided by the square of the distance, then multiplied by the universal gravitational constant.
The force is proportional to the inverse-square of the distance (doubling the distance makes the force one quarter as strong), and Isaac newton showed that a force obeying that law gives orbits that conform to Kepler's laws of planetary motion which was previously deduced from observations.
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What makes the plants orbit?
A planet's inertia and its interaction with the Sun's gravity make it orbit around the Sun.
What is the orbit of a planet?
An ellipse. (Kepler's first law of planetary motion) Since the plants do not orbit in a perfect circle. They orbit in a oval shape.
Does the size of a planet has any impact on the eccentricity of a planets orbit?
The size of a planet does not directly impact the eccentricity of its orbit. The eccentricity of a planet's orbit is primarily influenced by gravitational forces from other nearby celestial bodies and the planet's initial conditions during its formation. However, the mass of a planet can affect its gravitational interaction with other objects in its vicinity, which in turn may influence its orbit eccentricity.
What is a consequence of Keplers Second Law?
A consequence of Kepler's Second Law (law of equal areas) is that a planet moves faster in its orbit when it is closer to the Sun and slower when it is farther away. This results in an uneven distribution of orbital velocities throughout the planet's orbit.
What planet do comets orbit?
Comets don't orbit a planet, they orbit the sun.
What Kepler's second law?
In modern English rather that renaissance Polish, "The radius vector of the planet's orbit(the line from the sun to the planet) sweeps over equal areas in equal time periods."One thing this implies is that the closer the planet is to the sun in its orbit, the fasterit moves in its orbit.
Does Venus orbit a planet?
No, Venus does not orbit a planet. It orbits a star, which is our Sun. It can not orbit a planet , if it did it would be a moon
How can one derive Kepler's third law?
Kepler's third law states that the square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit. This law can be derived using Newton's law of universal gravitation and Kepler's second law of planetary motion. By equating the gravitational force between a planet and the sun to the centripetal force required to keep the planet in orbit, one can derive Kepler's third law.
When does a planet move slowest in its orbit?
A planet moves slowest in its orbit when it is farthest away from the body it is orbiting, which is known as its aphelion. This is due to Kepler's second law of planetary motion, which states that a planet will move slower when it is farther from the body it orbits.
Does smaller planet orbit bigger planet or does bigger planet orbit smaller planet?
Planets orbit stars, not other planets. A planet-like object that orbits a planet is a moon.
Which planet has the smallest orbit and the largest orbit?
The plane with the smallest orbit is Mercury, and the planet with the largest orbit is Neptune.
Is an orbit why a planet is a planet?
no because stars can orbit each other
