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A group of planets revolving around a star is called?
Together with the central star, they form a solar system.
What are the largest satellite bodies orbiting the central star?
planets
How do you detect planets forming around a star?
You can detect planets around are star only if they are of sufficient mass, They will cause the star to wobble (due to its gravity) as it rotates this can be seen and the position of the planet inferred.
Are there more Stars or Planets?
there are more planets than stars because to every star there could have several planets
Stars are approximately the same age as their orbiting planets?
Yes. for a given system, the age of the planets and the central star would be about the same, as the planetary disc would have formed in one go. Most of the mass would go into the central star, with the remaining material in orbit slowly developing into the planets we have today.
In what type of solar system do planets travel around the sun?
That's the normal configuration - for planets to travel around their central star. If the planet would NOT move, it would quickly fall into the central star.That's the normal configuration - for planets to travel around their central star. If the planet would NOT move, it would quickly fall into the central star.That's the normal configuration - for planets to travel around their central star. If the planet would NOT move, it would quickly fall into the central star.That's the normal configuration - for planets to travel around their central star. If the planet would NOT move, it would quickly fall into the central star.
A group of planets revolving around a star is called?
Together with the central star, they form a solar system.
What is the solar sytem?
It's our system of a central star, the sun, and all of the planets, dwarf planets, rocks, moons and comets etc in orbit around it.
Do all the other planets orbit the sun?
Yes. Earth is one of eight planets in our solar system, all of which are in an orbit around our central star which we call the sun.
What are the largest satellite bodies orbiting the central star?
planets
Is it true that a star with its orbiting planets is the solar system?
Yes, the solar system consists of a large central star (called the sun for our solar system), with planets that ore in orbit around it. There are other bodies in orbit around the sun also, such as minor planets, asteroids, comets, and other small objects.
Why are moons and planets different?
Planets are bodies that orbit a central star (in our case, the Sun), and moons are smaller bodies that orbit planets.
What planets go round the stars?
All 8 planets in our solar system rotate around a star, our sun. Virtually all planets rotate around a star.
Do the outer planets circle the inner planets?
All planets circle the CEntral Star. So in a way outer planets almost circle inner planets but the Star is at one focus of the planets' orbits so it is more proper to say that planets orbit stars.
How does the Kepler mission plan to detect Earthlike planets around other stars?
by observing the slight dip in brightness of the central star as the planet transits
What are large bodies of rock or gas that revolve around a star called?
Large bodies of rock or gas that revolve around a star are planets.
Do the planets revolve around the earth?
No all planets revolve around the nearest star. In our case, the sun.
