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How far is the closest planet to the earth besides the sun?
The sun is not considered a planet, it's considered a star. It is however the closest star to Earth. Earth is also the third planet from the sun. Hence the name "third rock from the sun". Venus is the closest planet from the sun at around 25.5 million miles away.
What is the sun and the moon considered if not planets?
Just like Pluto they are considered Planetary Bodies, but don't have the formal distinction of being a Planet. ________________________________ Our Sun is most definitely a star. The Sun's stellar classification, based on spectral class, is G2V, and is informally designated as a yellow dwarf. In the spectral class label, G2 indicates its surface temperature of approximately 5505 °C, and V indicates that the Sun, like most stars, is a main-sequencestar, and thus generates its energy by nuclear fusion of hydrogen nuclei into helium. As for the moon, it is simply the Earth's natural Satellite, and the 5th largest satellite in our Solar System. It is not considered to be a planet because a planet is a celestial body orbiting a star or stellar remnant which is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity (and being in the Earth's orbit, the Moon does not fit these criteria; thus being a natural satellite).
What is the difference between a satellite the stars and a planet?
Stars are burning, hot, gaseous (our sun is a 'star') - planets are solids, more or less, like our planet, Earth. Satellites revolve around something else, like the moon is a satellite of Earth, the Earth is a satellite of the sun. The objects we send up to provide telecommunication are called 'satellites' because they revolve around the Earth.
Is the moon classified a star?
No. The moon is a moon, also known as a natural satellite.
Is earth is the nearest star to sun?
No. Earth is a planet. The planet Mercury is the nearest planet to the Sun. The nearest star to the Sun is called Proxima Centauri.
Does the moon count as a planet?
No, the moon is not considered a planet. It is a natural satellite that orbits a planet, in this case Earth. A planet is defined as a celestial body that orbits a star and is massive enough to have its own gravity shape it into a round or nearly round shape.
Is the sun earths satellite?
NO!!!! The Earth's satellite is the Moon. The Sun is the Earth's main star. It can be thought that the Earth is a satellite planet to the Sun.
Could a planet be a satellite?
By definition a planet cannot be a satellite. A planet is a body that has cleared most of the debris in its orbit about a star. However, a satellite might have an atmosphere. Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, has an atmosphere more dense than that of earth.
Is the moon the closet planet to the earth?
The moon that revolves around the earth is not a star, it is part of the earth that was thrown off into space when the earth was hit by a large asteroid early in its development, about 30 million years after the earth first was formed. The closest star to the Earth is our Sun, it is a star and it is called Sol.
What do you call a satellite of a star which orbits around it spinning on its own axis?
Earth. Or in another word, a planet.
Do some planets on the solar system do not orbit the sun?
By definition, a planet is a celestial body that orbits a star (the sun) directly. A satellite is an object in space that orbits a planet. Mercury, which is comparable in size to our Moon, orbits the sun. Therefore, Mercury is a planet. Our Moon is a satellite of Earth. If it had its own path around the sun, we wouldn't have a moon and it would be considered 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.
How far is the closest planet to the earth besides the sun?
The sun is not considered a planet, it's considered a star. It is however the closest star to Earth. Earth is also the third planet from the sun. Hence the name "third rock from the sun". Venus is the closest planet from the sun at around 25.5 million miles away.
What is the brightest planet in the sky after the sun and the moon?
The sun and the moon are not planets. The sun is a star and the moon is a natural satellite. The brightest planet in Earth's sky is Venus.
What is the earth a satellite of?
Earth is a natural satellite of Sol, the star that we call the Sun.
Earth is to planet as sun is to?
...star. Earth is a planet, the Sun is a star.
Is the star next to the moon a satellite a planet or a star?
The star next to the moon is a star. Stars are self-luminous celestial bodies that emit light and energy due to nuclear fusion reactions occurring in their cores. Satellites are natural or artificial bodies orbiting a planet, while planets are celestial bodies that orbit a star and do not emit light of their own.
