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Not more than 200 years - less than 200 years. As to the "why", that's because this is how "short-period" vs. "long-period" is defined. Any comet that takes less than 200 years for one revolution is defined as short-period.

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How fast does the moon revolve?

The Moon revolves around the Earth at 1.022 km/s or 2,286 mph.The Moon revolves around the Earth with an orbital period of 27.321 days. However, the synodic period, which is the period it takes for the phase relationship between the Earth, Moon, and Sun to repeat, is 29.531 days.


What planet has the shortest period of revolution?

Mecury.Mercury. Mercury only takes 88 days to orbit once around the sun.Mercury. It revolves around the Sun once in about 88 Earth days.


Does the sun circulate the earth?

The sun rotates on its axis from east to west. As the sun is gaseous the period of rotation at its equator is almost 25 days, and at the poles it is almost 35 days. The sun also revolves around the centre of the Milky Way galaxy, This motion (at a rate of approximately 270 kilometers per second or 970,000 kilometers/hr) allows it to make one orbit around the core every 225 million years.


How many times does Io revolve around Jupiter for each time Earth's moon revolves around Earth?

The orbital period of Io is listed as 1.769 earth days, while the revolution periodof earth's moon is 27.32 days.So Io makes (27.32 / 1.769) = 15.44 swings around Jupiter for each time theearth's moon revolves around earth.


The planets revolution from the sun?

Each planet in our solar system revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit. The time it takes for a planet to complete one revolution around the sun is known as its orbital period. This period varies for each planet based on its distance from the sun.

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It orbits (revolves around) Jupiter with a period of about 3.55 days.


What is the period or revolution for earth?

The Earth revolves around the sun in 365.265 days.


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What is the period after the millions period?

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What does the math term period mean?

use 3,893,476. Which is the name of the period that has the digits 476? A. Millions B. Thousands C. Hundreds D. Ones


What is the definition of the distant future?

The "distant future" is a period thousands or millions of years into the future, as opposed to the relatively short period defined by "in the coming years".


S the period to the left of thousands?

If you are reading this from a student's workbook, we came across this same question. It is an incorrect question. It should say the "comma" to the left of thousands--which the answer is "millions"


How long does it take for the sun to get around mars?

Its the other way around. Mars revolves around the Sun, with a period of 687 Earth days.


Does Venus revolve?

Yes. Venus revolves around the Sun with a period of 224.7 Earth days. It also rotates around its axis with a retrograde period of 243 Earth days.


How fast does the moon revolve?

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