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Does the speed of planetary orbits increase the closer the planet is to the sun?
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Yes. Planets (and other things) orbit at a higher speed the closer they are to the object they are orbiting.
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Are the distant between each planet and the sun constant?
No because the planetary orbits are elliptical
Do the planets closest to the sun travel slowest in their orbits?
No, the closer a planet is to the sun, the faster it orbits.
Who proposed that orbits of the planet are elliptical and the sun is at one focus?
Johannes Kepler in 1619 first realized that planetary orbits were elliptical rather than circular.
What planet orbits farthest from the ecliptic?
Mercury has the planetary orbit that has the greatest inclination to both the ecliptic and the invariable plane.
The truse shape of planetary orbits was discovered by who?
The true shape of planetary orbits was discovered by Johannes Kepler in the early 17th century. He formulated three empirical laws, now known as Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion, which describe the motion of planets in the Solar System. These laws are as follows: The orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two foci. A line joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time. The square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion provide a mathematical description of the motion of planets in the Solar System and explain why planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun.
Kepler's third law of planetary motion states that planets that are closer to the sun in their orbits?
The closer the planet is to the Sun, the faster it moves.
What are planetary satellites?
a planetary satellite is any object that orbits a planet
What is the law that discribes how a planet orbits the sun?
Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion.
What are the two main differences between extrasolar planetary systems discovered to date and your Solar System?
extrasolar planet orbits tend to be closer and more eccentric than in our Solar System
Is there a planet x?
There is no evidence that there is a planet X. It was a hypothesis to explain the discrepancies in some planetary orbits. Since dismissed.
Are the distant between each planet and the sun constant?
No because the planetary orbits are elliptical
What planet is closer to the moon?
Earth is the closest planet the moon, as it is our planet's moon and orbits Earth.
Do the planets closest to the sun travel slowest in their orbits?
No, the closer a planet is to the sun, the faster it orbits.
Are all planetary rings at the planet's equator Do any have polar orbits?
No, all the moons and rings rotate in the same plane as the planet itself.
Who proposed that orbits of the planet are elliptical and the sun is at one focus?
Johannes Kepler in 1619 first realized that planetary orbits were elliptical rather than circular.
What planet orbits farthest from the ecliptic?
Mercury has the planetary orbit that has the greatest inclination to both the ecliptic and the invariable plane.
Why does mercury have a short year?
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. According to Kepler's law of planetary motion, the nearer a planet is to the sun, the faster it orbits the Sun.
