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They orbit in an ellipsoidal fashion.
From a given starting point the planet will trace an ellipse back toi its original starting point. However, that ellipse orbit doesn't quite close up, but overlaps, hence the word. ellipsoidal'. This was first observed by Mercury's track about the Sun.
The Sun lies at one of the foci (Not focuses), of the ellipse. The other focus may be though of as a 'blind' focus. The Sun does NOT lie at the centre of the ellipose.
This ellipse can stretch to a long narrow ellipse, or 'fatten' to a nearly circular ellipose. All this occurs over thousands of years.
Have a search in Wikipedia , for Johannes Kepler and separatelt Milutin Milankovic(h).
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What shape do planets trace as they orbit around the sun?
Planets orbit the sun in the shape of an ellipse, which is an elongated circle similar to an oval. When it was first discovered that the Sun is the center of the solar system, it was thought that all the planets had a circular orbit, but the calculations didn't fit.
Does the sun orbit the planets or do the planets orbit the sun?
The planets orbit the Sun. The Sun is at the center of our solar system and does not move.
What shape describes the paths that planets follow?
The planets orbit the sun in an ellipse, like a squashed circle. The amount by which the ellipse is deformed by, from being a circle, is referred to as the eccentricity. An object with a highly eccentric orbit, such as a comet, will have a very elongated and stretched out orbit, its distance from the sun throughout its orbit will vary by a lot.
Does the sun orbit around the stationary planets?
No, the sun does not orbit around stationary planets. In our solar system, planets orbit around the sun due to its gravitational pull. This is known as heliocentrism, which describes the sun as being at the center of our solar system.
What is the movement of earth and the other eight planets around the sun?
The most common type of orbit is a circle but depending on the size, mass, density of that planet and the orbit of others but the orbit so far found by Astromoners and Scientists alike are all circle based.In there title don't you mean What is the movement of earth and the other eight seven planets and many dwarf planets around the sun?
How does planets circle around the Sun?
Planets circle in an elliptical orbit around the Sun.
What shape do planets trace as they orbit around the sun?
Planets orbit the sun in the shape of an ellipse, which is an elongated circle similar to an oval. When it was first discovered that the Sun is the center of the solar system, it was thought that all the planets had a circular orbit, but the calculations didn't fit.
Do moon orbits or circles the sun?
Moons orbit around its planet while the planets orbit the Sun, therefore moons circle the Sun.
What do the planets and the sun orbit?
the sun does not move, the planets orbit around the sun idiot.
Can planets and stars orbit around the sun?
Planets orbit the sun. Stars do not.
Why do the planets orbit the sun in a circle?
The gravitational pull.
Does the sun orbit the planets or do the planets orbit the sun?
The planets orbit the Sun. The Sun is at the center of our solar system and does not move.
Is all planets orbit around the sun?
All planets in our solar system orbit around the Sun.
Does planets orbit around the solar system?
No, they orbit around the Sun. The planets and the Sun are all in our solar system.
Why don't planets have orbit?
All planets orbit around a sun.
Do the moons orbit around the sun?
No, moons do not orbit the sun directly; they orbit planets. As planets revolve around the sun, their moons follow elliptical paths around them. This means that while moons are indirectly influenced by the sun's gravity through their parent planets, they are primarily in orbit around those planets.
Does the sun travel around the sun or do planets travel around the sun?
The planets orbit (travel) around the Sun.
