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You might contrast objects in open orbit with those in closed orbit such as the Earth. Up to an approximation, and relative to the Sun, when the Earth completes an orbit around the Sun it returns to the same place in space. Thus it can be said to 'close' its orbit. Objects that do not return to the same point in space are said to be in open orbit. They might be following parabolic or hyperbolic paths, or some other more complicated locuses of points.
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Do the stars orbit the planets or do planets orbit stars?
Moons orbit planets. Planets orbit stars. Some stars orbit other stars, or orbit their mutual center of gravity. Stars orbit the center of the galaxy. Galaxies may orbit the center of the "galactic group".
The path earth travels around the sun is called?
it is called and orbit, its elliptical (its like a streached out circle)
Which planet has the smallest orbit and the largest orbit?
The plane with the smallest orbit is Mercury, and the planet with the largest orbit is Neptune.
What is exact definition of orbit?
the exact definition of orbit is to revolve around, or move in an orbit
How long does it take all the planets to make a complete rotation?
Mercury, Days to orbit sun = 87.97, Years to orbit sun= 0.24 Venus, Days to orbit sun = 224.70, Years to orbit sun= 0.62 Earth, Days to orbit sun = 365.26, Years to orbit sun= 1.00 Mars, Days to orbit sun = 686.97, Years to orbit sun= 1.88 Jupiter, Days to orbit sun = 4331.57, Years to orbit sun= 11.86 Saturn, Days to orbit sun = 10759.22, Years to orbit sun= 29.46 Uranus, Days to orbit sun = 30799.10, Years to orbit sun= 84.32 Neptune, Days to orbit sun = 60190.00, Years to orbit sun= 164.79
Is the moon orbit an example of a parabola?
No. Every closed orbit (around and around and around) is an ellipse. Every open orbit (swish by one time and never return) is a hyperbola. The one that's exactly precisely on the dividing line between closed and open is a parabola.
What is a closed orbit?
With an open orbit, the object never returns. Examples would be a satellite in an unstable (open) orbit crashing down on Earth or a passing comet on a hyperbolic orbit which will leave our solar system (ejection loss). Closed orbits are the stable, planet-like orbits where objects return in a predictable manner.
What is the name of the comet that orbits the sun in your solar system?
Any comet visible from earth is in orbit around the sun. If the orbit is closed (elliptical), the comet will return after some period of time. If the orbit is open (parabolic or hyperbolic), the comet will escape the solar system and never return to the neighborhood.
Does Pluto's orbit overlaps the orbit of the asteroid Ceres?
Pluto's orbit DOES NOT overlap the orbit of the asteroid Ceres. But it does overlap the orbit of the planet neptune
Part of Pluto's orbit is inside the orbit of?
Pluto's unusual orbit causes it to travel inside Neptune's orbit.
The path an object takes around another object is called an?
This is an orbit.
Do the stars orbit the planets or do planets orbit stars?
Moons orbit planets. Planets orbit stars. Some stars orbit other stars, or orbit their mutual center of gravity. Stars orbit the center of the galaxy. Galaxies may orbit the center of the "galactic group".
The path earth travels around the sun is called?
it is called and orbit, its elliptical (its like a streached out circle)
Is Orbit Send With Satellite?
The orbit helps the satellite go into orbit.
Does Neptune Orbit?
Yes, Neptune Does Orbit. Yes, Neptune Does Orbit.
What is the polar orbit used for and why?
a polar orbit is not a type of geosyhchronous orbit.
What is the path of one object circling another?
orbit orbit orbit
