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What is made up of eight major planets five dwarf planets and numerous other objects that orbit the sun?
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This is the definition of our solar system.
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How many planets in your solar system revolve around the sun?
In our solar system, eight known planets revolve or orbit around the Sun (as do a lot of other objects, dwarf or minor planets, asteroids, comets, and so forth).
Does the Solar System have 13 planets?
Yes, the solar system has 13 planets: 8 major planets and 5 dwarf planets:If you list ALL 13 in order, including dwarf planets, they are:1. Mercury2. Venus3. Earth4. Mars5. Ceres6. Jupiter7. Saturn8. Uranus9. Neptune10. Pluto11. Haumea12. Makemake13. ErisDwarf planets also fall under the category of minor planets, of which there are thousands in our solar system. As of 2017, the orbits of 734,274 minor planets were archived at the Minor Planet Center, 496,815 of which had received permanent numbers. The largest minor planet that is not considered to be a dwarf planet is Sedna.Note: the definition of a dwarf planet is somewhat ambiguous, and some people do not consider them to be planets.
How many planets revolve around our sun?
Eight, as Pluto and Ceres are now classified as dwarf planets. The other eight planets are (in order of distance from the Sun):MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune
What is the name of the 8 planets and 1 dwarf planet?
The eight planets are, in order from closest to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune. The dwarf planet(made dwarf in 2005) is Pluto.
Which of the planets do scientists NOT consider a major planet?
There are eight planets, which can also be loosely descibed as major planets. Below that there are dwarf planets and then minor planets, also know as asteroids.
What is a name for the eight planets and other objects that orbit the sun is?
In order the planets and objects are:MercuryVenusEarthMarsAsteroid BeltJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePluto (It's a dwarf planet)
Are there over 100 planets in our solar system?
No. There are eight planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) five dwarf planets and a few more dwarf planet candidates. There are other objects in orbit around our sun, but these are too small to be classed as planets.
What makes up the eight planets and numerous other objects that orbit the sun?
That is called the Solar System.
What are the sun and its eight planets called?
The Sun and it's eight major planets are part of the solar system. Our solar system also contains 5 dwarf planets (as of 2017) and more than 700,000 minor planets and other objects.
What other objects are in the solar system besides the sun and eight planets?
In addition to the Sun and the eight planets, there are:moons5 dwarf planets (Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris)approximately 200 possible candidates for dwarf planets (The largest of which is called Sedna)more than 700,000 asteroids comets and other bodies
How money planets are there in your solar system?
There are eight planets and five dwarf planets in our solar system.
What is aranus?
aranus is one of the eight dwarf planets
When does Pluto cross?
None of the eight planets has an orbit that crossesanother. Dwarf planets (which include Pluto) and Dwarf Planet candidates do cross orbits of planets and each
How many planets in your solar system revolve around the sun?
In our solar system, eight known planets revolve or orbit around the Sun (as do a lot of other objects, dwarf or minor planets, asteroids, comets, and so forth).
Two natural satellites of the sun?
There are millions of them, ranging from the main eight planets, several further dwarf planets, comets, asteroids, kuiper belt objects and meteoroids. All in orbit around our sun.
What are the Sun and the eight planets together known as?
Our solar system consists of:The SunThe 8 planetsThe 5 dwarf planetsThe moons that orbit the planets and dwarf planetsThe more than 700,000 smaller objects, known as minor planets, asteroids, and comets
How many planets are in our solar sytem?
There are eight planets in our solar systemThe Planets extending from the sun in order:MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptuneWe've found 5 dwarf planets as wellThe dwarf planets in size order:ErisPlutoHaumeaMakemakeCeres
