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This is because the Sun does not orbit a larger single object. The Sun converts mass into energy and emits light (planets are too small to do that).
The Sun is the largest object in a huge amount of space, there is nothing close enough to affect it by its gravitational pull because of the distance between the Sun and the nearest large object (another star) is very large.
The Sun does travel around the galaxy. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains about 300 000 000 000 (three hundred billion) stars and the Sun's orbit takes about 200 000 000 (two hundred million) years.
The sun is an object that emits its own light, which is produced via nuclear fusion. It therefore meets the definition of a star.
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∙ 8y ago
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∙ 14y agoplanets don't give off light and heat like a star; if the sun wasn't a star, and instead a planet, nobody would be alive
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∙ 8y agoThe sun is a massive body that emits its own light powered by nuclear fusion at its core. These characteristics qualify the sun as a star.
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∙ 10y agoSun is a star as it generates its own light and heat. Planets are just exposed to sun (or star) light.
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∙ 14y agoBeause the Sun is a star.
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because it is a star
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Is the sun an eye or a planet?
The sun is a star, not a planet.
Is earth is the nearest star to sun?
No. Earth is a planet. The planet Mercury is the nearest planet to the Sun. The nearest star to the Sun is called Proxima Centauri.
Want is the largest plant in your solar system?
Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solor System...........but if you include the Sun and a planet instead of a star then it would be the Sun. The Sun is recorded as a star and not a planet but most people think the the Sun is a planet and not a star.
Is the sun a gas giant or an rocky planet?
no its a star if it was a gas giant it would be a planet
How is the sun a planet?
It isn't. The sun is a star.
Earth is to planet as sun is to?
...star. Earth is a planet, the Sun is a star.
Why is the sun a planet?
The sun is not a planet,it's a star.
Is the sun conciderd a planet no it is not?
The sun is not a planet, but a star.
How is the planet different from the sun?
the sun is a star not a planet
What kind of planet is the sun?
The sun is a star, not a planet.
Is the sun a classified planet?
No. The sun is a star, not a planet.
Is the sun an eye or a planet?
The sun is a star, not a planet.
What the sun is planet or star?
the sun is a star not a planet. it is a giant ball of plasma and gases.
Is the Sun a star a planet or a nebula?
The Sun is a star.
Is the sun a star planet or a nebula?
The sun is a star.
Is the sun a gas planet or a rock planet?
The sun is a star. It is made out of gas, and yes, it is a star. Not everybody knows that. The sun is a star not a planet and it is composed of gases (mainly Hydrogen and Helium)
Would you class the sun as planet?
No, a sun is not a planet but star.
