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Asteroids, comets, minor or dwarf planets, and even some artificial spacecraft orbit the Sun but are not considered true planets.
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What are the planets orbits?
The planets orbits are the routes or paths that the planets follow around our sun. One orbit is one trip around the sun (one year).
Does the sun orbit the planets?
No. The planets orbit the Sun and the Sun orbits itself.
What do all planets in the solar system revolve around?
The Sun. There are 8 bodies classified as planets, and as of 2009 there are 5 classed as dwarf planets. There are many more objects with long orbits past that of Pluto, and these are being studied and classified.
Why do different planets have different length orbits?
Different planets have different orbit lengths because of their distance from the sun. Planets closer to the sun have shorter orbits, and planets farther away have longer orbits.
What evidence do you have that the planets move in elliptical orbits around the sun and not in circular orbits?
Elliptical orbits of the planets around the sun actually match what we observe. Newton's Theory of Universal Gravitation states that planets will move around the sun in elliptical orbits.
Which object's gravity holds the planets in their orbits?
The sun's gravity holds the planets in their orbits. It also holds other space objects in their orbits, such as asteroids.
What orbits the sun and moon?
the planets
What is a satellite that orbits the sun?
PLANETS
What force is responible for the orbits of the planets in the solar system?
Gravity from the Sun holds the planets in their orbits.
How long are the planets orbits?
8 planets orbit the sun
Do the planets closest to the sun travel slowest in their orbits?
No, the closer a planet is to the sun, the faster it orbits.
What from the Sun keeps the planets in their orbits?
Gravity
