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Which planet's axis lies only 8 degrees from the plane of its orbit?
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Uranus. It is tilted on its side by 98 degrees.
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What planet axis lies only 8 degrees from plane of its orbit?
Uranus
Does Jupiter have a tilted axis?
Yes it does. The tilt is so large that the planet's rotational axis is roughly in the plane of its orbit.
What is the angle between the equator and the plane of orbit of earth?
23.5 degrees, the same as the "tilt" of Earth's rotational axis in space, the cause of the seasons.
What is the degree tilt of the planets?
The degree of tilt is 23.5 degrees. This is not fixed, but varies over thousands of years from 21 degrees to 28 degrees. Currently, it is reducing to 21 degrees. This variation in 'wobble' is called 'precession'. It you have a child's spinning top or a gyro, that can be made to spin. Set it spinning and you will notice that it does not stand 'upright' on it axis, but 'wobbles'. The Earth does exactly the same in space on its orbital track about the Sun. Because of one wobble by the Earth will affect the amount of solar radiation received by the Earth, and thereby possibly affect 'climate change'. There is nothing mankind can do about that!!!!!!
What planet has a tilted axis?
All planets have tilted axes. But the axis of Uranus is tilted almost by 90 degrees with the plane of its orbit making it look like it is rotating vertically. See related link for a pictorial representation
Is the earths axis rotation almost parallel to the plane of its orbit?
No; it's about 23 degrees off the plane of its orbit.
What degree is the earth's axis?
Earth's axis tilts at very close to 23.5 degrees.
How many degrees is the earth's axis tilted from the line that is perpendicular to the earth's plane of orbit around the sun?
The Earth's axis is tilted by about 23.5 degrees (more exactly 23 degrees, 26 minutes, 21.4119 seconds) with respect to the perpendicular to the plane of its orbit (the plane of the ecliptic)
What planet axis lies only 8 degrees from plane of its orbit?
Uranus
Does Jupiter have a tilted axis?
Yes it does. The tilt is so large that the planet's rotational axis is roughly in the plane of its orbit.
What is the axial tilt of Saturn?
The moon's equator is inclined 6.7 degrees with respect to its orbit. (Rotation axis is 83.3 degrees from orbital plane.) The moon's orbit is inclined 5.1 degrees with respect to the ecliptic plane ... the plane of the earth's orbit.
Is the spin axis of the earth tipped relative to the plane of the earth's orbit about the sun?
Imagine a line perpendicular to the plane of Earth's orbit. The tilt of Earth's axis - about 23.5 degrees - is expressed as compared with this perpendicular, so the angle between the axis and the plane would actually be (90 minus 23.5) degrees.
What is the importance of the inclination of the earth axis?
This titled position of the earths axis is known as inclination of the earths axis. The earth's rotation axis makes an angle of about 66.5 degrees with the plane of its orbit around the sun, or about 23.5 degrees from the perpendicular to the ecliptic plane.
Is it true seasons are a result of earth's tilted orbit?
No. Earth's orbit is NOT tilted. Earth orbits the Sun in the same plane as the rest of the planets. What IS tilted is Earth's axis of spin (as compared to the plane of its orbit), It is this tilt of this axis that causes the seasons as Earth makes its annual orbit of the Sun.
What causes the cycle of seasons in earth?
The tilt of the Earth's axis in relation to the plane of its orbit.
How many degrees is the axis of the earth tilted to in orb?
23.5 degrees. That's the angle between the axis of the Earth and a line that is perpendicular to the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun.
What planet lies in its orbit plane?
All planets lie in the plane of their orbit, but most spin on an that is nearly (many have tilted axes of spin) perpendicular to that plane. The one exception is the planet Uranus which has its axis of spin lying very close to its orbital plane.
