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That is known as a moon, or as a satellite.
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∙ 6y agoA satellite.
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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)
How do the orbit of planets differ from the orbit of moons?
A planet orbits a star. A moon orbits a planet or dwarf planet.
What is the biggest planet that orbits your sun?
Jupiter is the largest known planet which orbits the Sun.
What does a planet orbit?
A planet orbits a star.
What is a natural satellite which orbits a planet called?
A natural satellite that orbits a planet is a moon
Why is a moon not a planet?
A planet orbits a star such as the sun. A moon orbits 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)
How is planet different from moon?
A planet orbits a star whereas a moon orbits a planet.
Is a planet a moon?
No. A moon orbits around a planet. A planet orbits around the sun.
What is something in the solar system that orbits a planet?
A moon orbits a planet.
What moves in a circle around a planet or star?
A planet orbits a sun, a moon orbits a planet
A natural object that orbits a planet?
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.
A small planet that orbits the sun?
Mercury, is the smallest planet that orbits the sun.
What planet orbits around the sun and crosses another planet orbits?
Saturn
How is a moon different from a dwarf planet?
Generally, a dwarf planet orbits only the sun, whereas a moon orbits a planet, which in turn orbits a sun.
Does the earth orbit the planet?
No. Earth is a planet. It orbits the sun, which is a star.
Does the moon orbit around a planet?
No, it orbits you. Of course! The moon orbits EARTH, our planet.
