0
What solar-system object has an orbit that comes very close to the Sun at one end and goes far away from the Sun at the other end?
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Probably Hailey's Comet. Actually, all comets.
Wiki User
∙ 15y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is he movement of one object around another object is called?
I just found it , its called revolution
Why do smaller objects orbit larger objects in space?
If you take a mechanical model of the solar system, grab the earth; then the sun will orbit it and the planets will "adopt" a elliptical orbit. However; observations of extra-solar system planets show that stars are stationary, except for a slight "wobble" as they ACTUALLY orbit their COMMON center of gravity which is VIRTUALLY near the star given it's having the bulk of the mass, thereby giving the impression of it being PERFECTLY stationary relative to a satellite. But; of the underlying physical mechanism whereby a larger object remains central there must be a "stay put" factor to it's superior "spinning power" even as a spinning top has the tendency to "stay put" whilst it is doing so. Whether this phenomena is describable in physics I don't know. Incidentally, the physics of the gyration of a spinning top, and also the similar precision of the equinoxes on earth is UNKNOWN and a great mystery in science.
What is the object in the solar system that is made mostly of ice and dirt that follows a long narrow orbit around the sun?
A comet is a dirty snowball that orbits the sun.
What keeps Apollo 8 orbiting the moon?
Gravity and relative velocity are what keep anything in orbit about any object. (Note: Apollo 8 returned to Earth on December 27, 1968.)
What does earth's orbit pass through?
The earth's orbit passes through the perihelion of its orbit. As a result, the earth ends up closest to the sun in its orbit. This occurs in the winter, usually between January 1st through 4th.
Which object comes close to the sun but also found far from the sun in a highly elliptical orbit?
Tu Mamá
Which solar system object has an orbit that comes very close to the sun at one end and goes far away from the sun at the other end?
A comet
Can the planet Venus' go out of its orbit?
Planet Venus cannot leave its orbit by itself. A sufficiently close encounter with a object of sufficient mass will perturb its orbit. If the object is large enough and close enough, Venus (or any planet) could leave the orbit of the Sun.
What space object does not orbit the Solar System fairly close to the ecliptic?
The orbit of Eris is 44° from the ecliptic.
How do all planets orbit the sun?
Through gravitational pull. The largest object will have smaller objects orbit it (objects close in size will orbit each other, but no planet is close to the size of the sun)
The path an object takes around another object is called an?
This is an orbit.
A object orbit another another is a what?
a object orbit another object is called a what?
Will gravity keep a satellite in orbit forever?
Not quite. Forever is a long time! If the satellite is high enough to make air resistance irrelevant, it can stay in orbit for a long, long time. However, orbits do tend to decay eventually; an orbiting object will lose some energy through air resistance, and - in the very long term - through gravitational waves. It is also possible that an object that comes close to Earth changes the orbit of orbiting satellites.
What is the path of one object circling another?
orbit orbit orbit
How can Mercury orbit so close to the sun and not be pulled in by the sun's gravity?
For any planet, or indeed, for any object that orbits any other object, the pull of gravity is balanced by the centrifugal force created by the speed of the orbit, so, the stronger the gravitational attraction, the faster the orbit. Mercury orbits the sun very rapidly.
What is the distance of perigee?
The word is from Latin (peri + geo = close + Earth)The point in the orbit of the Moon, or a satellite, where it is closest to the Earth.
What keeps objects in orbit in our solar system?
Gravity combined with the object's "sideways" (tangential to its orbit) motion. The Sun "wants" to pull the object towards it and the object "wants" to fly of into space. When these two things are balanced the object is in a stable orbit.
