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What body in space orbits a star and is smaller than a planet?
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∙ 12y ago
there are many objects, these are all of the bodies I know of; there are dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets.
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What is a body that orbits planet?
It's a satellite of the planet.
The natural body in space that orbits a planet?
A natural celestial body that orbits a planet is called a satellite. Moons are satellites of planets. The Earth has one moon, but other planets like Jupiter and Uranus have many moons or satellites.
Spherical body that orbits the sun?
PLANET
What is nearest to the Sun?
The closest known orbiting body to the Sun is the planet Mercury. Smaller bodies passing closer would likely have unstable orbits.
What is the difference from an asteroid to a dwarf planet?
A dwarf planet is a body that orbits the sun - is often beyond the orbit of Jupiter and is classified below a planet. An asteroid is a body that orbits the sun within the asteroid belt.
Can a moon be bigger than the planet it orbits?
No. The moon is always the smaller body in such a system. The smaller object will always be the one doing the orbiting.
The moon a plant yes or no?
not a planet so much but more of the elements on that planet. The earths moon gravity creates the tide
What is a body that orbits planet?
It's a satellite of the planet.
The natural body in space that orbits a planet?
A natural celestial body that orbits a planet is called a satellite. Moons are satellites of planets. The Earth has one moon, but other planets like Jupiter and Uranus have many moons or satellites.
What is a large body of rock or gas that orbits a star?
A planet is a large body of rock or gas that orbits a star, such as the sun.
A heavenly body that orbits a planet?
SATELLITE!!!!!!!!!!
What is a sphericals body that orbits the sun?
It can be a planet.
Spherical body that orbits the sun?
PLANET
Do some planets on the solar system do not orbit the sun?
By definition, a planet is a celestial body that orbits a star (the sun) directly. A satellite is an object in space that orbits a planet. Mercury, which is comparable in size to our Moon, orbits the sun. Therefore, Mercury is a planet. Our Moon is a satellite of Earth. If it had its own path around the sun, we wouldn't have a moon and it would be considered a planet.
Body that orbits the parent planet?
That would be a satellite.
What is a rocky or gassy body that orbits a star?
planet
What is nearest to the Sun?
The closest known orbiting body to the Sun is the planet Mercury. Smaller bodies passing closer would likely have unstable orbits.
