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What is the difference between a planetary object and a moon?
A planetary body is a non-luminous object rounded by it's own gravity that orbits a star or a stellar remnant. A moon, or satellite, orbits a planetary body.
A rocky object that has an irregularly shaped body made of planetary material and orbits the Sun is a?
Asteroid
According to the three laws of planetary motion planetary orbits are in the shape of an?
They are in the shape of an ellipse.
Who was Person who first showed that planetary orbits are ellipses?
Kepler
Does Jupiter orbit in a circle?
No, all the planetary orbits are elliptical.
What is the difference between a planetary object and a moon?
A planetary body is a non-luminous object rounded by it's own gravity that orbits a star or a stellar remnant. A moon, or satellite, orbits a planetary body.
What shape are most planets' orbits around the sun in specific the earth?
ALL planetary orbits are ellipses.
What is the technical name for planetary orbits?
"Planetary orbits" is the technical term.
Planetary orbits that are more elliptical have a greater?
Planetary orbits that are elliptical will have a greater focus.
A rocky object that has an irregularly shaped body made of planetary material and orbits the Sun is a?
Asteroid
What is the center of a planetary body such as the Earth?
equator
Can you put other planets in similar orbits?
There is no reason why any number of bodies can't exist in orbits that exactly coincide with the earth's orbit. Since the process of planetary formation is completely random, however, the odds are against it, and no other body has ever been discovered sharing the earth's orbit.
What are planetary satellites?
a planetary satellite is any object that orbits a planet
Are planetary orbits elliptical?
Yes
What describes a satellite which orbits a planet revolving around the sun?
A satellite is an object which orbits a larger body. For example, the Moon orbits the Earth, and the Earth orbits the Sun. The Moon is a satellite of the Earth and the Earth is a Satellite of the Sun.
Concerning the planetary orbits why was Copernicus somewhat inaccurate?
He suggested the orbits were circles.
According to the three laws of planetary motion planetary orbits are in the shape of an?
They are in the shape of an ellipse.
