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The time it takes a planet to rotate (spin) on its own axis is called its day. Earth has a day of 24 hours. Jupiters is the smallest in the solar system at about 9 hours 55 minutes; Venus takes about 243 days to rotate once.

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The time a planet takes to make a single trip around the sun is called what?

For a planet in our solar system, one revolution around the Sun is called a "year." Each planet has a different year. As you know, Earth takes 365.25 days to follow its orbit around the Sun, though Jupiter's year is about 4335 earth days. It all depends on how long it takes each one to revolve around the Sun.


Which planet takes about 687 days to orbit?

Mars takes around 687 days to make one orbit of our sun.


How long does it take a planet to revolve around the sun?

It depends on a few things. The orbital period is a function o the planets mass and it's distance from the sun - see Keplers laws of planetary motion. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and takes 88 days to make one orbit. Neptune is the furthest planet and takes nearly 165 years to make one orbit.


Is the year on other planet same as on the earth?

A year is a measure of the time it takes a planet to make one complete circle (circuit) around the Sun. Each planet in our Solar system has a different length year. To make things simple, astronomers can use the number of Earth years a planet takes to orbit the Sun once. Everyone understands time expressed in Earth days.


What is a planet year?

A year by definition is the time it takes a planet to orbit the Sun, therefore a planet year is different depending on what planet you are discussing. a planet closer to the Sun would have a shorter year (less distance to travel) whereas a planet farther from the Sun would have a longer year (more distance to travel)This is the time taken for the planet to orbit once around the sun. An earth year is still an earth year, regardless of what plaet you are on.The period of time that it takes for a planet in our solar system to make a complete revolution around the sun.As such due to their differing orbits this can vary considerably from an 88 day year for Mercury (approx. 1/4 of an Earth year) up to a 90,613 day year for Pluto (approx. 248 Earth years).

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The time a planet takes to make a single trip around the sun is called?

The time a planet takes to make a single trip around the sun is called its orbital period or year.


The time a planet takes to make a single trip around the sun is its of revolution?

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The time a planet takes to make a single trip around the sun is called what?

For a planet in our solar system, one revolution around the Sun is called a "year." Each planet has a different year. As you know, Earth takes 365.25 days to follow its orbit around the Sun, though Jupiter's year is about 4335 earth days. It all depends on how long it takes each one to revolve around the Sun.


What is the time it takes a planet to make a single trip around the sun?

This is known as the planets orbital period. For the Earth, this is one year.


What is a time a planet takes to make a single trip around the sun?

This is known as the planets orbital period. For the Earth, this is one year.


What planet takes 88 Earth days to make one trip around the sun?

The planet that takes 88 days to make one trip around the sun is Mercury. It is the smallest planet in the solar system.


Amount of time it takes a planet to make one orbit around the sun?

It's called the planet's "YEAR".


Which planet takes 164 earth years to move around the sun?

Neptune, the furthest planet from the sun, takes around 164 years to make one orbit of the sun (164.79132 years).


What is it called when the time it takes a planet to make one complete orbit around the sun NOT A YEAR?

It is called the planet's period.


What planet takes 1.88 earth years to orbit the sun?

The planet Mars, which is the fourth planet from the sun, takes 1.88 Earth years to make one full orbit around the sun.


Which planet take the longest time to make 1 revolution around the sun?

Technically, since Pluto is no longer a planet, but a dwarf planet, Uranus is the planet that takes the longest to orbit the sun.


What is the revolution of a planet called?

Around its axis is a day. Around its orbit is a year.