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Which planet has the largest elliptical orbit?
Planets are NOT elliptical in shape, they are basically spheres. However their spherical shape is distorted by the centrifugal forces resulting form their spin. This makes their equators fatter and their shape becomes that of an "Oblate Spheroid". All of the planets are spherical; none are appreciably oblate. In fact, being spherical is one of the elements of the 2006 IAU definition of "planet". Probably the biggest deviation from spherical is the mountain Olympus Mons on Mars; it is the highest mountain that we know of in the solar system. However, our exploration of Venus and Mercury are still in the very early stages; there are many surprises yet to be found there.
Objects that revolves around another object in space?
Many different objects in space revolve around many other things. Usually, it is acceptable to use the term 'satellite' when describing a moon's orbit around a planet, or even a planet's orbit around a star.
Which planet does the moon Ganymede orbit?
Ganymede is a moon that orbits Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. It is the largest moon in the solar system and is even larger than the planet Mercury.
What is the name of the path that a body follows as it revolves around another body?
Revolve can have two meanings. In this instance, the answer is orbit. Revolve can also have the meaning of an object spinning on it's axis. In the solar system, planetary objects spin on their axes as they orbit around the Sun. Most objects smaller than planetary objects probably also have rotational properties along with their orbital motion. Edit: Astronomers use the word "rotation" for axial spin.
Do planets orbit around the sun at the same speed?
No. The farther away you get from the sun, the slower the planets orbit. (and the sun looks smaller!). By the way, even if the planets were all moving at the same speed, they still wouldn't be lined up, because the distances traveled by planets with each revolution around the sun would be different. Therefore this question is reasonable. (this is another person) they do orbit more slowly, Newton's law of universal gravitation states that the larger the mass of the two objects and the closer together the objects are, the greater the force of gravity between the two objects.
How far away are comets asteroids and meteoroids away from the sun?
All objects that orbit the sun have elliptical orbits so the distance varies. Smaller bodies can be perturbed from their orbits comparatively easily and so can have extremely eccentric orbits.Comets are the most visibly notable for this. Some travel inside the orbit of Venus and even Mercury and out again to beyond Pluto. On occasion their orbits can be so disturbed that they leave the solar system for ever or impact the sun or planets. As happened with Shoemaker-Levy 9 when its orbit was disturbed by Jupiter and collided with it in 1994.
What can a eccentric cam be used for?
Even I am searching for its industrial use! Apparently Eccentric cams are used in just some children toys. According to the net.
Is mercury's orbit around the sun circular or elliptical?
All planets, including Mercury, have elliptical orbits around the Sun, which means they vary in their distance from the Sun. Mercury's orbit is highly elliptical (oval in shape) because there is a large difference between its closest and farthest distance from the Sun (46 million to 70 million kilometers). Earth's orbit is nearly circular, only varying in distance by about 3%. <<>> More information: Mercury has the most elliptical of the planets' orbits with an eccentricity of 0.2056. The Sun is off-centre by 1/5 of the average radius, so the minimum and maximum distances from the Sun, when Mercury is at either end of the major axis, are very different. However, even with this eccentricity, Mercury's orbit is still nearly circular, with the major and minor axes differing by less than 2½%.
What planet that does not rotate but has its own orbit?
Mercury is a planet that has a very slow rotation on its axis, completing only about 1.5 rotations for every orbit around the Sun. This means that if you were standing on Mercury, the Sun would appear to move in the sky very slowly or even halt completely at times.
What objects orbit the sun between the inner and outer planets?
The objects that orbit the Sun between the inner and outer planets are collectively known as asteroids. They are rocky remnants left over from the early formation of the solar system. Some asteroids are quite large and have even been classified as dwarf planets, such as Ceres.
How many stars are there in a typical solar system?
Typically one, like ours. But it is possible to have binary or even trinary star systems as well, where the stars orbit each other, and the other objects in the system orbit the center of gravity between them.
Which planet has the largest elliptical orbit?
Planets are NOT elliptical in shape, they are basically spheres. However their spherical shape is distorted by the centrifugal forces resulting form their spin. This makes their equators fatter and their shape becomes that of an "Oblate Spheroid". All of the planets are spherical; none are appreciably oblate. In fact, being spherical is one of the elements of the 2006 IAU definition of "planet". Probably the biggest deviation from spherical is the mountain Olympus Mons on Mars; it is the highest mountain that we know of in the solar system. However, our exploration of Venus and Mercury are still in the very early stages; there are many surprises yet to be found there.
Objects that revolves around another object in space?
Many different objects in space revolve around many other things. Usually, it is acceptable to use the term 'satellite' when describing a moon's orbit around a planet, or even a planet's orbit around a star.
Is this planet ever the farthest from the sun?
No. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are always further from the Sun then Earth is. Neptune is the furthest. (For Pluto fans, Pluto when it was regarded by the IAU as a planet was sometimes "furthest". But even then, it's orbit was so eccentric that sometimes Neptune was.)
Is Neptune's orbit unusual?
The orbits of Neptune and Pluto appear to cross each other. However, because of their alignment, they can never collide or even approach close to each other.Pluto orbits in a very long elliptical shape. Its orbit sometimes passes within that of Neptune. Then, for about 20 years, it becomes closer to the sun than Neptune.
Mercury's orbit around the sun is shorter than Pluto's explain how this affects Pluto?
this question doesn't even make sense. :/ but I think I know what you mean. Pluto is farther away from the sun thereby giving it a much larger orbit. That's as simple as I can make it, sorry.
Which planet does the moon Ganymede orbit?
Ganymede is a moon that orbits Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. It is the largest moon in the solar system and is even larger than the planet Mercury.
