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the sun doesn't orbit a star because it never moves as planets and stars orbit it because the sun is a big ball of gas and is not solid as the planets that orbit it .but i don't really know if the stars are made solid as i don't think it was proved but then how would they know that the blue stars are actually the hot ones and the red are the cold .hmm...i bet lots of people died finding that out.and...oh man i think i have explained anoutgh but I'll ave u know that a 11and a half year old just answered that!
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What is the star called that the earth orbits?
we know that the star that earth orbits is the sun the sun is the biggest star ever
Is there anything special about the sun that makes it different from the rest of the stars?
No. The sun is brighter than the average star, but nothing out of the ordinary. It is only of significance to us because it is the star that Earth orbits, and therefore closer to us than any other star by many orders of magnitude.
Is sun bigger than star or star bigger than sun?
The sun is a star, some stars are larger and other are smaller.
Does the moon count as a planet?
No. A planet is an object that orbits a star such as the sun. Since the moon orbits the planet Earth rather than the sun it is considered a moon, also called a natural satellite.
Why would you have a birthday every 13 days on gliese 581c?
It orbits the star 581 once every 13 days. Earth orbits its star, the sun, every 365 days. Which means that Gliese orbits faster than Earth.
What is a planetlike body that orbits a star other than the sun?
An "extra solar planet" is the term given to a planetlike body that orbits a star other than the sun. Though these may be the same as planets in our own solar system, this term gives a clear indication that these planets belong to another sun.
Are one of Jupiter moons an exoplanet?
No. A moon is not a planet. An exoplanet is aplanet that orbits a star other than the sun.
What is the star called that the earth orbits?
we know that the star that earth orbits is the sun the sun is the biggest star ever
What planet orbits a star other then the sun?
There are lots of them, called exoplanets.
Do other planets revolve around the sun too do they have there own orbits?
They have their own orbits, around the star they formed around, just like how our planet orbits our sun.
Is the sun a star or a plant?
The sun is a star. A star is a luminous sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity. A planet orbits a star, such as the Earth which orbits the Sun.
