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Most all of the "spinning" done in our solar system is, when viewed from "the top", counterclockwise. If you could take rocket and go shooting off to the "north" end of the Sun, all of the planets would be orbiting counterclockwise, and most of the planets would be rotating CCW, as well. (Venus has a "retrograde", clockwise rotation, while Uranus spins at a 90 degree angle to the ecliptic.)
This is probably because in the primordial planetary nebula when all of the matter to form our son and solar system "fell together", the net result was a CCW spin. We currently have no way of telling, but I suspect that when we reach the other stars, we'll find a fairly even mix of clockwise systems and counterclockwise systems.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoAffirmative.
Most asteroids do orbit a sun. It doesn't have to be our Sun, but any star in the universe. Although there are many other entities out there, the asteroids mostly orbit the suns.
If you took an asteroid and put it to orbit a centre of the galaxy, it would rather fast be attracted by some solar system and begin orbiting it.
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∙ 11y agoAlmost everything orbits the Sun counter-clockwise, which is the same direction in which the Sun itself spins. We believe that this is because the entire planetary nebula from which our entire solar system formed was probably rotating that way.
Most - but not all! - comets and asteroids also orbit the Sun in a CCW direction. We have discovered a few that do not, and we can't be sure why. A logical guess would be that they got too close to Jupiter or one of the other planets, and were "slingshotted" into reverse orbits. Some comets have orbits that are almost perpendicular to the ecliptic.
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∙ 15y agoAsteroids revolve about the sun in elliptical orbits, just like the planets do, and for the same reasons (gravity and momentum).
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∙ 14y agoIt all depends on the point of reference. When looking down from above the Sun's north pole, the planets orbit in a counter-clockwise direction.
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∙ 11y agoFrom: Angelo.k
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They circle the sun like planets but at one point they get closer to the sun.
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All comets orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets?
All comets do not orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets. Some comets orbit in a clockwise direction, while others orbit in a counterclockwise direction.
What planets are retrograde?
All of the planets in our solar system orbit the sun in the same direction.
What three planets orbit the sun in a different way than all the other planets?
In fact, Venus, Uranus, and the "dwarf planet" Pluto orbit the Sun in the same direction as all the other planets. So all the planets orbit in the same way.However they rotate in the opposite direction to the other planets.
Does the sun orbit the planets or do the planets orbit the sun?
The planets orbit the Sun. The Sun is at the center of our solar system and does not move.
Do planets always move east against the stars?
All the planets do orbit the sun in the same direction. However, as we orbit the sun quicker than the planets further out from us, and slower than the ones inside us they do at times appear to be moving the other direction.
All comets orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets?
All comets do not orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets. Some comets orbit in a clockwise direction, while others orbit in a counterclockwise direction.
Do planets orbit the sun in a circular direction?
No. Planets orbit the Sun (or some other star) in ellipses.
What planets are retrograde?
All of the planets in our solar system orbit the sun in the same direction.
Which direction is Mercury?
It can be any direction. All the planets orbit the sun, so it movies.
What three planets orbit the sun in a different way than all the other planets?
In fact, Venus, Uranus, and the "dwarf planet" Pluto orbit the Sun in the same direction as all the other planets. So all the planets orbit in the same way.However they rotate in the opposite direction to the other planets.
Do All planets in your solar system orbit the sun in the same direction?
no
Does the sun orbit the planets or do the planets orbit the sun?
The planets orbit the Sun. The Sun is at the center of our solar system and does not move.
How many moons do the suns have?
The Sun has no moons. Moons orbit Planets > Planets orbit the Sun.
Do most asteroids orbit in the same direction as planets?
Yes asteroids orbit the sun counter-clockwise, just like all the planets
Why do all planets orbit around the Sun in the same major direction?
Gravity
Does the sun orbit the planets?
No. The planets orbit the Sun and the Sun orbits itself.
Do planets always move east against the stars?
All the planets do orbit the sun in the same direction. However, as we orbit the sun quicker than the planets further out from us, and slower than the ones inside us they do at times appear to be moving the other direction.
