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The collection of planets and their star (primary) are called a solar system. The planets themselves are called "exoplanets." Once we can tell they fit our definition of planet (having cleared their orbits, etc.) we would probably just refer to them as planets.
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What is the sun and all the planets around it called?
It is called the solar system. There are also systems around other stars.
What is a place for viewing the stars and planets called?
A place for observing stars and planets is usually called an observatory.
Are all suns stars?
No, all stars aren't suns. A sun is a star that is at the center of a solar system. Planets rotate around the sun. Planets don't rotate around a normal star. A star can be found anywhere around the universe. That's not the case with planets. Planets have to be in a solar system and a sun has to be in the center. If this is the case with a star, then that star can be called a sun.
What are the outer planets sometimes called except Pluto?
The Outer Planets are called Jovian Planets!
Do many stars have planets around them?
No they do not have planets around them,because stars are just a big ball of gas just like the sun.
What are star planets called?
That doesn't make sense. There are stars, and there are planets. If you mean "planets around stars, other than the Sun", those are usually called "extrasolar planets" or "exoplanets".
What is the name of the circle that the planets go around?
If you mean the trajectory of the planets around their parent stars, it is called the orbit, and it is not a circle but an ellipse
What is the sun and all the planets around it called?
It is called the solar system. There are also systems around other stars.
Is stars planets?
No. Stars are like suns, around which planets may orbit.
Can planets and stars orbit around the sun?
Planets orbit the sun. Stars do not.
What is a place for viewing the stars and planets called?
A place for observing stars and planets is usually called an observatory.
What do you call a huge mass of stars and planets?
A huge mass of stars and planets is called a galaxy.
Are all suns stars?
No, all stars aren't suns. A sun is a star that is at the center of a solar system. Planets rotate around the sun. Planets don't rotate around a normal star. A star can be found anywhere around the universe. That's not the case with planets. Planets have to be in a solar system and a sun has to be in the center. If this is the case with a star, then that star can be called a sun.
What are the outer planets sometimes called except Pluto?
The Outer Planets are called Jovian Planets!
Do many stars have planets around them?
No they do not have planets around them,because stars are just a big ball of gas just like the sun.
What is the movements around the sun called?
Orbit. The same goes for planets & other stars too.
Why were planets called 'planets'?
Because planets orbit stars, they were called "planetai" (Greek) meaning wandering star.
