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A planet is a large body of rock or gas that orbits a star, such as the sun.
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Is The moon the earths closest star?
The moon is not a star. It is a large ball of rock that orbits Earth as a satellite. A star is a huge ball of burning gas. Our star is called The Sun.
What is a body that orbits a larger body called?
satelliteA body that orbits a larger body is called a satelliteA body that orbits a larger body is a satellite.
A large object that orbits a star is a?
Planet.
Large bodies of rock or gas that revolve around a star are called?
Large bodies of rock or gas that revolve around a star are planets.
What is the difference between a planetary object and a moon?
A planetary body is a non-luminous object rounded by it's own gravity that orbits a star or a stellar remnant. A moon, or satellite, orbits a planetary body.
A relatively large body that orbits a star?
We would call that body a "planet" of the star.
What is a large body of gases or rock and metal that rotates and orbits around a star?
That is called a planet.That is called a planet.That is called a planet.That is called a planet.
Why isn't Pluto a star?
A star is a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy from thermonuclear reactions in its interior. Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet, a planet being a large celestial body that orbits a star and does not radiate any large amounts of nuclear energy. The star Pluto orbits in the Solar System is our Sun.
Is The moon the earths closest star?
The moon is not a star. It is a large ball of rock that orbits Earth as a satellite. A star is a huge ball of burning gas. Our star is called The Sun.
What is a body that orbits a larger body called?
satelliteA body that orbits a larger body is called a satelliteA body that orbits a larger body is a satellite.
A large object that orbits a star is a?
Planet.
What is the primary body that orbits a star?
galice
What is a large spherical body that orbits a star?
Generally a planet.An object that orbits a star can be defined as a planet.
What is a rocky or gassy body that orbits a star?
planet
What a large body that orbits a star called?
Well by large bodies you mean planets, so its Mercury,venus, saturn, earth uranius,neptune,mars,jupiter.
What do you call a planet outside the solar system?
A planet: a large body that orbits a star, is called a planet whether it orbits the star that we call the Sun, or whether it orbits the star Betelgeuse. (Too bad for any planets orbiting Betelgeuse . . . it is getting ready to explode in a huge supernova, soon. ("Soon" in astronomy means sometimes in the next hundred thousands of years.))
How can you tell something is a planet and not a moon?
A planet is in direct orbit around a central star, while a moon is in orbit around a large body (a planet) rather than in a direct orbit around a star. The moon orbits the planet, while the planet orbits the sun.
