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To distinguish a planet from a star, astronomers typically observe their brightness and movement. Stars emit their own light through nuclear fusion, while planets reflect light from their parent star and usually appear less luminous. Additionally, planets often exhibit observable motion against the background of stars, moving in a way that can be tracked over time. Spectroscopy can also reveal differences in their spectra, with stars showing distinct emission or absorption lines characteristic of their high temperatures.
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How can you tell something is a planet and not a moon?
A planet is in direct orbit around a central star, while a moon is in orbit around a large body (a planet) rather than in a direct orbit around a star. The moon orbits the planet, while the planet orbits the sun.
What is the name of the evening or mornig star?
The object called at various times, the Morning Star and the Evening Star is the planet Venus.
What does a planet orbit?
A planet orbits around a star, such as the Sun in our solar system. The gravitational pull of the star keeps the planet in its orbit as it travels through space.
Which planet can be called star that never was?
The planet Venus has at times been called the Morning Star or the Evening Star, although it is not a star.
What is the name of the star that the planet travel around?
The star that a planet travels around is called its parent star or host star. The parent star provides the gravitational force that keeps the planet in orbit around it. Similarly, our planet Earth orbits around the star we call the Sun.
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How can you tell something is a planet and not a moon?
A planet is in direct orbit around a central star, while a moon is in orbit around a large body (a planet) rather than in a direct orbit around a star. The moon orbits the planet, while the planet orbits the sun.
How can you distinguish between a planet and a star just by looking at them carefully?
Planets do not twinkle.
What is the curved path of a planet?
The curved path of a planet as it orbits around a star is called an elliptical orbit. This path is determined by the gravitational force between the planet and the star, causing the planet to follow a curved trajectory rather than a straight line.
How much mass must a planet have to become a star?
For a planet to become a star, it must have enough mass to sustain nuclear fusion in its core. This typically requires a mass of at least 0.08 times the mass of our Sun, known as the hydrogen-burning limit. Below this threshold, the object would be considered a planet rather than a star.
Can you see any planet with your naked eye?
Yea. You can see the light reflecting off a planet and they look like stars. You can tell the diff. by if the 'star' you are looking at twinkles then it is probably a planet.
What planet is also a yellow star?
No planet is a star.
What galaxy is the US in?
The U.S. is on Earth, which is a small planet in orbit around a rather ordinary star in the Milky Way Galaxy.
How they are alike star and planet?
A star and a planet, both have cores.
Is every planet a star?
A star is a completely different thing from a planet. In other words no star is a planet.
What do you call a small planet that goes around a larger one?
It would be called a moon or, more formally, a natural satellite. In such a case, though it would not be considered a planet as it orbits a planet rather than a star.
Is the morning star a real star?
The morning star is actually the planet Venus, so it's not a star but a planet.
