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moon Actually, anything that orbits a planet is called a satellite. Natural examples are moons, but man-made ones are things like the telescopes sent up from earth.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoWell the only things i can think of are moons, the satelite, and the hubble telescope. But I'm sure that there a few more that mankind has put into space.
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∙ 15y agoA satellite.
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∙ 15y agoA satellite
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A comet
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What is An object that goes around the planet is known as?
Satellite. If it is big enough, we call it a "moon".
What do you call a rocky object that revolves around the sun but is too small to be considered a planet?
it is called an asteroid. it can also be called a mini planet.
What do you call a man made object that orbits the earth and takes pictures of the weather?
A satellite
What is a natural satellite that orbits a planet?
Satellites are natural or artificial bodies that revolve around larger bodies like planets. Except for Mercury and Venus, all of the planets have natural satellites call MOONS.
What do you call the journey a planet makes around the sun?
Orbit
What do they call when an object that orbits a Star is rounded by it own gravity and has cleared the area of its orbit?
A planet
A large object that's orbits a planet is call a?
Anything that orbits a planet is called a satellite. There are 2 types: artificial (the ones we make take the old Sputnik for example) and natural (the Moon)
Why do you call the system of a planet the solar system?
because everything orbits around the sun
What do you call an object that travels around a planet?
A moon or satellite.
What do planets revolve around?
Planets orbit stars. Our planet (earth) orbits a star we call the sun.
What do you call a satellite of a star which orbits around it spinning on its own axis?
Earth. Or in another word, a planet.
What do you call a body in the solar system that is not a star or a planet?
It depends on what the object is. If it orbits a planet, then it is a moon. If it orbits the sun and is made of rock and/or metal then it is an asteroid or meteoroid depending on its size. If it is primarily made of ice then it is a comet. Dwarf planets are planet-like objects that do not meet all the criteria of a planet.
What do you call it when something goes around the sun?
This is an orbit. Sometimes, people say the object revolves around the sun, or it orbits the sun.
What is An object that goes around the planet is known as?
Satellite. If it is big enough, we call it a "moon".
What do you call chunks of rock and ice that orbit around a planet?
Asteroids. Most asteroids lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
What do you call a small planet that goes around a larger one?
It would be called a moon or, more formally, a natural satellite. In such a case, though it would not be considered a planet as it orbits a planet rather than a star.
What do you call a rocky object that revolves around the sun but is too small to be considered a planet?
it is called an asteroid. it can also be called a mini planet.
