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A "moon" or a "satellite" of that planet
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What is the path of heavenly body revolving around another?
elliptical
What is anything that revolves around a planet called?
a satellite. a satellite is a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
How can you tell something is a planet and not a moon?
A planet is in direct orbit around a central star, while a moon is in orbit around a large body (a planet) rather than in a direct orbit around a star. The moon orbits the planet, while the planet orbits the sun.
What happen to the planet's orbit if there is no sun?
There would be no orbit. You have to have a body to orbit around and without a star or other planet to orbit around, it would just move in a straight line.
What word meaning large body that resolves around the sun do you connect with planetarium?
A planet.
Small bodies revolving around planets which do not produce light?
They're considered moons. If I'm mistaking, no moons create their own light. The Sun's rays reflect off of the "small revolving body" surface and create the light we see.
If two planet's of same mass revolving around the same body at distance a and b respectively are in front of each other after how much time they are again come in front of each other?
If two planet's of same mass revolving around the other body at the distance a and b respectively bus more than a and in front of each other then after how much time they will again come in front of each other
What is the path of heavenly body revolving around another?
elliptical
The path of one body around another in space?
The motion is called an "orbit."An astronomical object that is revolving around another object is called a satellite. A natural satellite of a planet is a moon (if comparatively small, moonlet).
What describes a satellite which orbits a planet revolving around the sun?
A satellite is an object which orbits a larger body. For example, the Moon orbits the Earth, and the Earth orbits the Sun. The Moon is a satellite of the Earth and the Earth is a Satellite of the Sun.
What is the differnce between rotation and revolution?
Rotation is a body spinning on it's own axis and revolution is the body revolving around an external axis.
What small planet like that body orbits earth?
MOON
What is a starlike body in spacea small plant?
a dwarf planet
What is anything that revolves around a planet called?
a satellite. a satellite is a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
What is a body in orbit around a planet called?
Moon
A body in space that revolves around a planet?
A moon?
Do planets always have stronger gravity than moons in your Solar System?
YES otherwise the planet would be called the moon because a moon is a body revolving a planet and that happens when the planets is BIGGER.....hope u understood :D
