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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".
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Is a star a sun or a planet?
The Sun is a star, which is why it glows and gives off light and heat. Stars convert Hydrogen into Helium and other elements in a process called nuclear fusion. The objects which orbit a star are called planets. Our star (the Sun) is orbited by 8 major planets which are, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
What are the sister planets in Star Wars?
In the Star Wars mythos, there are two planets in the Corellian System named Talus and Tralus. They both orbit around the same barycenter, therefore they are "sister planets." There is a space station at the barycenter called Centerpoint Station, which played a major role in the Corellian Trilogy of books.
What is a planet called if it doesn't have a star to orbit?
NASA calls them "free floating planets", and suspects that there may be more of them than there are stars! Science fiction writers have often used the term "rogue planets".
What are the similarities between exoplanets and the planets in your solar system?
In both systems, the Moon goes around the Earth.
What are the different kinds of solar system?
"solar system" is the term used to describe planets orbiting a star. We know that planets also orbit binary and tertiary star systems, these would be different kinds of solar systems.
What is a series of planets orbiting a star?
A series of planets orbiting a star is called a Solar System
Why were planets called 'planets'?
Because planets orbit stars, they were called "planetai" (Greek) meaning wandering star.
What are large bodies of rock or gas that revolve around a star called?
Large bodies of rock or gas that revolve around a star are planets.
Planets without solar systems are called?
Planets not orbiting a star but instead orbiting the galactic center are referred to as rogue planets, or nomadic or interstellar planets.
Together - a star and all planets-satellites-asteroids and comets that oribit the star is called?
The solar system.
What are planets around stars are called?
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.
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 sun and all the planets called as group?
Could be a Star Cluster or a galaxy.
Planets orbit a star?
yes, planets do orbit a star
What is the Name of star around which the earth orbits?
Those are called "planets". The ancient Greeks distinguished "fixed stars" - which is what we nowadays simply call "stars"; and the moving stars, which in Greek is called "planets".A planet certainly looks like a star (a very bright star, in some cases), but nowadays they are not usually called "stars".
A group of planets revolving around a star is called?
Together with the central star, they form a solar system.
When was Star of All Planets created?
Star of All Planets was created in 2003.
