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Does Venus orbit a planet?
No, Venus does not orbit a planet. It orbits a star, which is our Sun. It can not orbit a planet , if it did it would be a moon
Is there any instance where a planets moon would not orbit around it?
No, a moon is a natuaral satellite and would always be in orbit around a planet. If it did'nt orbit the planet it would fall into the planet.
Is Pluto the planet still in it's orbit?
Yes, it is; even for a dwarf planet like Pluto, it would take an enormous amount of energy to move it out of its orbit. Someone would have noticed!
Does smaller planet orbit bigger planet or does bigger planet orbit smaller planet?
Planets orbit stars, not other planets. A planet-like object that orbits a planet is a moon.
What are planets with no orbit?
If an object that would otherwise be considered a planet doesn't orbit a star, it is known as a "rogue planet".
What happens when Pluto interrupts every planet's orbit?
Pluto's orbit doesn't intersect with any planet's orbit. If it did, it's likely it would have collided with the planet billions of years ago.
Do the stars or dwarf planets orbit planets?
No. Dwarf planets orbit stars just like planets do. Stars orbit the center of their galaxy. An object orbiting a planet would be a moon.
What is the path a planet takes to orbit another planet called?
We call that path the "orbit" of the orbiting body. Note: You would not ever see a planet orbiting another planet. At least, if you did, you would not call them both planets.
What does the orbit of a planet look like?
The orbit of a planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of its foci. This means the shape of the orbit is similar to a slightly flattened circle. The orbiting planet will travel along this path due to the gravitational pull of the Sun.
If the Earth came into orbit of another bigger planet would the Earth the be a moon?
yes, if the earth was in orbit around another planet, it would be a moon. However, it wouldn't "come into" orbit around another planet, that's pretty much impossible. a trajectory change like that would kill all life on earth anyway, so it's not something humans will ever witness.
Is there a moon that doesn't orbit a planet?
Yes, there are moons that do not orbit planets but instead orbit other celestial bodies like asteroids or dwarf planets. For example, some moons of dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt do not orbit a planet.
Can a planet orbit a black hole and why?
Yes, a planet could orbit a black hole, just like it could orbit a star. Gravity would bind them together. A planet orbiting 93 million miles from the sun feels exactly the same as if it were orbiting 93 million miles away from a black hole with the same mass as the sun has.
