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What are the rock objects called that crisscross the orbits of the planets?
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∙ 16y ago
They are still called asteroids. But some refer to them as "rogue" asteroids, or "asteroids in irregular orbits".
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Is a moon a satellite that orbits a planet?
Generally, although objects that orbit dwarf planets and smaller objects such as asteroids can also be called moons.
Which object's gravity holds the planets in their orbits?
The sun's gravity holds the planets in their orbits. It also holds other space objects in their orbits, such as asteroids.
Why do the planets and the other objects in the solar system stay in their orbits?
The planets and other objects in the solar system stay in their orbits due to the mutual gravitational attraction between each orbiting object and the Sun.
What are the path that planets follow called?
Orbits.
How does gravity keep planets and other objects in the Solar System in orbits?
easy gravity :)
Why are dwarf planets called dwarf planets?
On August 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) announced a formal definition of planet that established a tripartite classification for objects in orbit around the Sun: "small Solar System bodies" were those objects too small for their gravity to have collapsed their surfaces into a rounded shape; "dwarf planets" were those objects large enough to be rounded, but who had yet to clear their orbits of similar-sized objects; "planets" were those objects that were both large enough to be rounded by self-gravity and which had cleared their orbits of similar-sized objects.[22] Under this classification, Pluto, Eris and Ceres were reclassified as dwarf planets.[22] Makemake is one of those "crazy" planets.
The planets aroud the sun move in a path called an?
The paths are called orbits.
Does the sun have mons?
Do you mean MOONS? No, only planets have moons. The objects orbiting a star are called planets if they are large enough, and asteroids if they are small. Comets also orbit stars, but in larger orbits that take them out of the solar system and back.
What effect does the sun have on the outer planets?
Its gravity keeps them in their orbits, just like all the objects in the solar system.
Invisible path on which planets travel in the space?
These paths are called Orbits.
Why are planets that orbit around the Sun and satellites that orbit around these planets always called ellipses rather than perfect circles?
The planets, and the satellites that orbit around them, are affected by gravity from the sun and other celestial objects. The effects of gravity at different locations during their orbits prevent their orbits from being circular, and they become elliptical (more or less egg-shapped).
What planets are called inferior planets?
Mercury and Venus, because their orbits are closer to the Sun than Earth' orbit is.
