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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)
What is the biggest planet that orbits your sun?
Jupiter is the largest known planet which orbits the Sun.
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 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.
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.
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)
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.
