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Do moons and asteroids orbit the sun?

Asteroids orbit the sun. Moons orbit planets and planets orbit the sun. So you could say the moons orbit the sun. However, moons are kept in their orbits by the gravity of their planet and planets are kept in orbit by the gravity of the sun. So in that sense, moons do not orbit the sun.


What pulls the earth and moon into a revolution around the sun?

The sun's gravity - just as it pulls everything else in our solar system into orbit around itself.


Does an asteroid completing an orbit around the sun conserve energy?

Yes, everything obey the conservation of energy laws.


Does the sun orbit Mars?

All planets orbit the Sun.


Why do the solar system orbit around the sun?

The orbit the Sun because they are attracted by the Sun.

Related questions

What does everything in the solar system orbit around?

The Sun


What kind of energy keeps the solar system in orbit around the sun?

Gravity keeps everything in orbit around the Sun.


Elliptical orbit around the sun due to what force?

Gravity keeps everything orbiting around the Sun.


Does everything in the solar system revolve around the sun?

Because the sun's gravitational pull keeps the planets in orbit.


Does the sun orbit anything or does anything orbit it?

Yes - the sun slowly orbits the galactic center of our galaxy, The Milky Way. Also, everything in our solar system orbits the sun. That's what a "year" is - the amount of time it takes Earth to orbit the Sun once, about 365 days.


Is Pluto the only body in the solar system with an elliptical orbit?

No, everything in orbit around the sun has an elliptical orbit, some are just closer to being in a circular orbit than others.


Does Sedna the planet orbit another star?

Sedna, like all objects in our Solar System orbit the Sun. The Sun and thus everything else, also orbit around the central core of our Galaxy - The Milky Way.


What does Mercury orbit around?

I think that it is the Sun because everything in our solar system, which is the Milky Way, revolves around the Sun.


Does everything revolve around earth?

Nothing but the moon revolves around earth. Everything including the earth revolves around the sun. The Sun has many orbits which is what we are currently on. Our orbit of the sun. Hope I helped...


Does everything in your solar system orbit around Earth?

no everything orbits around the sun because that the main planet in our solar system


What major force keeps the planets and everything in the solar system in orbit around the sun?

gravity


What does orbit the sun mean?

Orbit the sun is a simple thing; it is to go around the sun. Where does it do this you might ask well all kinds of places you know.......it can even happen in the asteroid belt located in-between mars and Jupiter.