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Planet retrograde is when the planet appears, from the Earth point of view, to be orbiting opposite from its normal direction around the sun. Basically, it looks like its going backwards. It usually occurs when Earth overtakes a planet in its orbit.
This video here at the link below shows a good example of what retrograde looks like. The top part of the video shows the movement we see from Earth while the bottom shows the planet's actual movement.
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Why do the planets seem to move in a zig- zag pattern through the sky after many weeks?
Retrograde motion. Retrograde motion happens when the Earth moves around the sun faster than the observed planet: the planet is ahead of earth on in its orbit around the sun, but then the earth goes past that planet (in comparison to the sun) and as we go by the planet appears to go backward.
What two planets that retrograde motion around the sun?
Mercury and Venus are the two planets that retrograde motion around the sun.
What planet spins with a retrograde orbit?
the sun because it stays in one place and obits.
Which planet rotate in retrograde motion?
Uranus and Venus are the two planets in our solar system that have a retrograde rotation. All of the planets orbit the Sun.
The apparent westward movement of a planet is known as?
retrograde motion
Why do the planets seem to move in a zig- zag pattern through the sky after many weeks?
Retrograde motion. Retrograde motion happens when the Earth moves around the sun faster than the observed planet: the planet is ahead of earth on in its orbit around the sun, but then the earth goes past that planet (in comparison to the sun) and as we go by the planet appears to go backward.
What two planets that retrograde motion around the sun?
Mercury and Venus are the two planets that retrograde motion around the sun.
What planet spins with a retrograde orbit?
the sun because it stays in one place and obits.
Which planet rotates by retrograde motion?
All planets orbit the sun in the direction that the sun is rotating. There are actually two planets that rotate by retrograde motion and are exceptions to this rule. These planets are Venus and Uranus.
Which planet rotate in retrograde motion?
Uranus and Venus are the two planets in our solar system that have a retrograde rotation. All of the planets orbit the Sun.
What is the name given to the phenomenon in which the apparent motion of the planets sometimes reverses?
Retrograde motion happens when the Earth overtakes an outer planet in its orbit. It happens around the date of Opposition when the planet is opposite the Sun in the sky. Usually planets travel from west to east along the ecliptic, but during retrograde motion they travel backwards, from east to west,.
The apparent westward movement of a planet is known as?
retrograde motion
Does Neptune have a pro-grade or retrograde revolution around the sun?
yes
What planet rotates retrograde?
Venus and Uranus have retrograde rotation.
Exact number of rotations of third planet to complete a revolution?
This is a planet's "day". (It can be further defined as a "siderial day", which refers to the rotation with respect to the stars, not the Sun. A planet's revolution about the Sun makes its "solar day" longer, or shorter in the case of retrograde rotation.)
Which inner planet has a retrograde rotation?
Venus is the only inner planet that has retrograde rotation; Uranus and Pluto are the only outer planets that have retrograde rotation.
What inner planet has a retrograde rotation?
Venus is the only inner planet that has a retrograde rotation. Venus is also only one of two planets in the Solar System to have a retrograde rotation; Uranus is the other planet.
