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These are known as moons.

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Is a moon considered a planet?

No, a moon is not considered a planet. Moons are natural satellites that orbit planets. Planets are celestial bodies that orbit a star and do not orbit other celestial bodies.


Why are the planets considered satellites?

Planets are not considered satellites, but rather celestial bodies that orbit around stars, like our Sun. Satellites are objects that orbit larger celestial bodies, such as planets orbiting around stars or moons orbiting around planets.


Is a moon a celestial body that orbits the sun?

Well, yes, but it is orbiting a planet, and both of them together orbit the Sun.


What is the difference between orbit and orbital in the context of celestial bodies?

In the context of celestial bodies, "orbit" refers to the path that a celestial body follows around another body due to gravity, such as a planet orbiting a star. On the other hand, "orbital" refers to the specific region in space where an object, like a satellite or spacecraft, moves around a celestial body, following a specific trajectory.


What is the orbit of a planet called?

The motion of the planets are elliptical motions


All celestial bodies that move in a circular orbit move around something bigger planet xyz moves in a circular obit therefore planet xyz must be moving around something bigger?

Not all celestial bodies move in circular orbits around larger objects. Planets can also orbit around stars or even on their own. So, it is not a requirement for a planet in a circular orbit to be moving around something bigger.


How can you tell someting is a planet not a moon?

Planets are celestial bodies that orbit around a star, are large enough to have cleared their orbit of other debris, and have a spherical shape due to their own gravity. In contrast, moons are natural satellites that orbit around planets. By examining these criteria, scientists can determine whether an object is a planet or a moon.


Is there a moon that doesn't orbit a planet?

Yes, there are moons that do not orbit planets but instead orbit other celestial bodies like asteroids or dwarf planets. For example, some moons of dwarf planets in the Kuiper Belt do not orbit a planet.


Why is moon called a satellite not a planet?

The Moon is called a satellite because it orbits around a larger celestial body, in this case, Earth. Planets, on the other hand, are celestial bodies that orbit around a star, like the Sun. Since the Moon orbits around Earth, it is considered a natural satellite rather than a planet.


Which of the following objects, including planets and other celestial bodies, does not orbit directly around the sun?

The moon does not orbit directly around the sun.


When a celestial body moves in an orbit around another celestial body?

Its means that if there is a planet, for example: Earth, The Earth is surrounded by the moon....so its actually means that a planet is surrounded by something else/A Planet


What are natural or artifial bodies that orbit larger celestial bodies such as planets?

These are called satellites. A lot of planets have natural satellites called moons, which are in orbit around the planet. An artificial satellite is one that is put there by man, it orbits the planet in a similar way.