Jupiter is called a near or failed star because it is not massive enough to be classified as a star. It would have 80 times more mass to be called a star.
Near sun is just another name for failed star all it means it that it didn't have enough mass in it to become a real star.
438.76 millon miles ,jupiter is away from the sun
Because it has moons orbiting it.
Jupiter has a mass of 0.001 Solar Masses. A star needs at least 0.1 Solar Masses, so if you multiplied Jupiter's mass by at least 100 it would become a star.
NO ... Jupiter is a planet ... Jupiter only needed a couple hundred times it's current mass to become a star, but since it failed to achieve this task it is only a gas giant planet
No,Jupiter is a planet that obits around a star,our sun.Jupiter doesn't have nearly enough gravity to attract a massive star in orbit.
Jupiter has 63 moons and it is the biggest planet not including the sun
The planet appearing near the moon in the southern sky in early September 2009 is Jupiter. http://www.earthsky.org/tonighthome/2009-09-03/url
The Sun is by far the nearest star to Jupiter.
Right (November 2009) you can see Jupiter, as a bright planet (looks like a star). At sunset, Jupiter is near the meridian, i.e., near its highest point. If you have a clear sky, just look out for the brightest star you can see.
No. Jupiter is a planet, so it does not have a star inside it.
Jupiter is a planet. It has never been a star and never will be a star.
Jupiter is not a star. It is a planet. However, there are stars that are smaller than the planet Jupiter.
Jupiter is the only bright planet near Aldebaran just now (Feb. 2013).
No, and it never will. It is a failed star.
No.
No. Jupiter does not have nearly enough mass.
On December 1st Jupiter and Venus were seen very close to the Moon. This is called a conjunction.
well it's Jupiter, because sun is a star and Jupiter is a planet, simple..
Jupiter has a mass of 0.001 Solar Masses. A star needs at least 0.1 Solar Masses, so if you multiplied Jupiter's mass by at least 100 it would become a star.