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Just like Pluto they are considered Planetary Bodies, but don't have the formal distinction of being a Planet.
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Our Sun is most definitely a star. The Sun's stellar classification, based on spectral class, is G2V, and is informally designated as a yellow dwarf. In the spectral class label, G2 indicates its surface temperature of approximately 5505 °C, and V indicates that the Sun, like most stars, is a main-sequencestar, and thus generates its energy by nuclear fusion of hydrogen nuclei into helium.
As for the moon, it is simply the Earth's natural Satellite, and the 5th largest satellite in our Solar System. It is not considered to be a planet because a planet is a celestial body orbiting a star or stellar remnant which is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity (and being in the Earth's orbit, the Moon does not fit these criteria; thus being a natural satellite).
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Are the moon and sun considered planets?
No. The sun is a star. The moon is a moon, also called a natural satellite, as it orbits Earth rather than the sun.
How is moon different than a planet?
The moon orbits the planet Earth rather than the sun, so it is considered a moon.
Is the moon or sun a star or planets?
The Moon is a natural satellite and the Sun is a star. The Moon is not a star. Neither the Moon nor the Sun are planets.
Are the sun and moon planets?
No. The sun is a star. The moon is a moon.
What can the sun do that the moon and other planets cant?
The sun burn gases and is static, where as the moon and the other planets move and are not sources of light.
Are the moon and sun considered planets?
No. The sun is a star. The moon is a moon, also called a natural satellite, as it orbits Earth rather than the sun.
How is moon different than a planet?
The moon orbits the planet Earth rather than the sun, so it is considered a moon.
Are the sun and moon planets?
No. The sun is a star. The moon is a moon.
Is the moon or sun a star or planets?
The Moon is a natural satellite and the Sun is a star. The Moon is not a star. Neither the Moon nor the Sun are planets.
How many planets is the moon from the sun?
The moon orbits the Earth. Venus and Mercury are the planets that are closer to the Sun than the Earth is.
What orbits the sun and moon?
the planets
Do all planets orbit the moon?
No. The planets orbit the sun.
What can the sun do that the moon and other planets cant?
The sun burn gases and is static, where as the moon and the other planets move and are not sources of light.
How are planets different from moon?
Planets circle the sun Moons cirle planets.
Why are the gas planet moons not considered planets?
Io and Titan are moons because they orbit planets (Jupiter and Saturn respectively).
Do all planets has moon?
No, they don't. But most of our planets that orbit the sun do.
Will you die if you had no moon?
no, but you need the sun and the planets
