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The shape of the orbit of each planet is an?

Elliptical


What shape is each planet's orbit around the sun called?

This orbit is called an ellipse. An oval shape.


What is the shape of a planet's orbit and what does it contribute?

The shape of a planet's orbit is elliptical.


What is shape of planet's orbit?

Elliptical


What is the shape or the planet orbit?

elliptical


Is an orbit why a planet is a planet?

no because stars can orbit each other


Is it true or false that the shape of the orbit of each planet is an eclipse?

False. The term is elliptical. Eclipse is what happens when planets and moons pass in front of one another or the sun.


What is the typical shape of a planet's orbit?

An elipsis


What is The deviation of each planet's orbit from a circle is given by the?

The deviation of each planet's orbit from a circle is referred to as its eccentricity. It is a measure of how much the planet's orbit deviates from a perfect circle, with a value of 0 indicating a perfectly circular orbit and values closer to 1 indicating more elliptical orbits. Eccentricity influences the shape and characteristics of a planet's orbit, affecting factors such as its closest and farthest distances from the sun.


What is the shape of the path of a planet around the sun called?

An eliptical orbit. In theory a planet could also have a circular orbit, but no planet that we know of has a perfectly circular orbit, although some have a nearly circular orbit.


What are the orbits of a planet called?

Each planet has one orbit that is just called the orbit of . . . .


What shape does an orbit take?

It varies from planet to planet. But most planets including our own, orbit the star in an elliptical motion.