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Everything in our star system orbits the sun. The Sun's name is, "Sol". Therefore, its system is called the Sol-ar or simply Solar system.

If our Sun was named Fred, it would be called the "Freddar" system, or something similar.

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The solar system is called the solar system because sol means sun which is the head of the solar system and the 8 planets and sun make up a system so.

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What the name of the star in our solar system?

Our star's name is Sol - that's why it's called the solar system.


What is the name of the 2nd biggest planet in your solar system solar system?

Saturn


What is the name of the largest ball of hot gas in the solar system?

Sol The Sun is the name we use for the star of this solar system.


What is the name of the system that the planets belong to?

our solar system belongs to the milky way Galaxy


What is the name of the solar system which everything revolves around Earth?

A geocentric model of the solar system. Which is incorrect.

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What solar system are you in?

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What is the name for solar system?

The solar system


What is the name of 7 planet in our solar system?

The name of the planets are:MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptuneThey constitute the solar system.


What is the name of your solar system?

My solar system (and yours if you are from Earth) is just called "The Solar System".


What is the name of the solar system?

Our solar system is called 'Sol'


What is the name of your current solar system?

It depends on which solar system you are asking about.


What is the name of and where is the nearest solar system?

The name of the nearest solar system is quazar and is 37,000,000 lightyears away


What the name of the star in our solar system?

Our star's name is Sol - that's why it's called the solar system.


What are all the names of the solar system?

GiganticDeepUnknownStarryBeautifulDiscoveryIntersellarSpaceOuter-spaceGalaxyCosmosDeep-space


Does your solar system have a name?

Yes, the same as your solar system: Sol. Sol is the name of our primary star, hence the terms solar system. The generic term is star or planetary system.


What is the name of the 2nd biggest planet in your solar system solar system?

Saturn


Why is the solar system named by itself?

The name of our system, the one the Earth is in, is called the Solar System after the name of the star we orbit, Sol.