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Which planet has an orbit that takes it far out of the plane of the ecliptic?
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Pluto. I missed it on a Physics test and I will not forget it.
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What do you call the path on which the Earth moves around the sun?
The name of the path the earth takes around the sun is known as the orbit. The earth takes slightly over 365 to complete its revolution round the sun.
Which planet takes about 687 days to orbit?
Mars takes around 687 days to make one orbit of our sun.
Do more massive planets take longer to orbit the sun?
The length of time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun is based on its distance from the sun, not its mass. The farther a planet is from the sun, the larger its orbital path, and the longer it takes to complete an orbit.
What planet takes the least amount of time to orbit the sun?
Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, completes an orbit in just 88 Earth days.
Does the distance from the sun affect how long a year is on that planet?
a year is determined on how long the planet takes to orbit the sun. When calculating the year of a planet we use earth days. __________________ Yes, distance counts. The farther a planet is from the sun, the longer it takes that planet to complete one full orbit.
why Pluto is no longer in the list of planet?
Although there are many reasons, the main reason is that each planet is required to have its own unique orbit but the orbit of Pluto overlaps with that of Neptune. A new class of celestial bodies was created called planetoids or dwarf planets. It is a size range that small planets like Pluto fell into. Its just an arbitrary definition apparently. Also it takes away the discovery of a planet by an American which is a well hated country. The parameters for planet status considered were: Size (because size matters now) an orbit relatively clear of other bodies (not counting Trojans) an orbit in the ecliptic plane (Pluto is not in the ecliptic) Spherical shape (Pluto is spherical)
Is one year it takes a planet to orbit the sun?
A year (or orbital period) is defined as the period it takes a planet to orbit the Sun.
What do you call the path on which the Earth moves around the sun?
The name of the path the earth takes around the sun is known as the orbit. The earth takes slightly over 365 to complete its revolution round the sun.
Which planet takes 250 years to orbit around the sun?
The planet you are referring to is the dwarf planet Pluto, which takes just over 248 years to orbit the Sun.
What is the type of path a planet takes?
orbit
Which planet takes almost 2 earth years to orbit the sun?
the planet takes almost 2 earth years to orbit the sun is Jupiter
Earths orbit around the sun is called?
The orbit of the Earth around the Sun.It's an ellipse. Perhaps that's the answer. Or perhaps a revolution.It takes a year.It lies in the ecliptic.
What is the orbit for the planet Mercury?
It takes 88 days for mercury to complete an orbit.
What planet takes 1.88 earth years to orbit the sun?
The planet Mars, which is the fourth planet from the sun, takes 1.88 Earth years to make one full orbit around the sun.
What is the time it takes a planet to orbit the sun?
Depends on which planet/sun!Neptune!!
Which planet takes the shortest time to orbit the earth?
No planet orbits Earth.
What takes a year for a planet to do whataround the sun?
Orbit.
