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Well, yes, but it is orbiting a planet, and both of them together orbit the Sun.
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What is a small celestial body that orbits another celestial body other than the sun?
satellite
Can the moon orbit around the sun?
The moon does orbit the Sun. Locked in orbit around the Earth, as the Earth orbits the Sun, the moon orbits the Sun.
Does sun revolve around any celestial body?
No sun doesn't revolve to any celestial body, but the celestial body revolve around the sun.
What are the differences between Mercury and the moon?
Mercury is a planet. The moon is a chunk of rock. Mercury orbits the sun. The moon orbits the Earth, which in turn orbits the sun.
Is the orbit of the sun rectangular?
No, celestial bodies typically have elliptical orbits
What is a small celestial body that orbits another celestial body other than the sun?
satellite
Is the sun a moon or a star?
Our sun is a star. Stars are self-luminous celestial body which is made out of a mass of gasses that is held together by gravity. The light seen by us are caused by nuclear reactions occurring within the stars core. A moon is a celestial body that orbits a planet or other celestial body.
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.
Which of the earth sun and moon orbits which?
The Sun as it's the only body in the Solar System that is undergoing nuclear fusion.
What describes a satellite which orbits a planet revolving around the sun?
A satellite is an object which orbits a larger body. For example, the Moon orbits the Earth, and the Earth orbits the Sun. The Moon is a satellite of the Earth and the Earth is a Satellite of the Sun.
Does the moon obit the sun?
No. The moon orbits the Earth which orbits the Sun.
The moon rbits or circles the sun?
The moon orbits the Earth, which orbits the sun.
When the moon rotates around the sun what happens to the moon?
The Moon does not orbit the Sun; it orbits the Earth. The Earth orbits the Sun.
What causes the moon to orbit around the sun?
the moon doesent orbit the sun, the earth orbits the sun and the moon orbits the earth.
Does the moon orbit the sun or the planet mars?
The moon orbits the Earth and the Earth orbits the Sun. So. . .the moon kind of orbits the Sun. Hope I helped! (The Moon doesn't obrit Mars!)
Can the moon orbit around the sun?
The moon does orbit the Sun. Locked in orbit around the Earth, as the Earth orbits the Sun, the moon orbits the Sun.
How does the sun orbits oroung the moon?
The sun does not orbit around the moon. The earth orbits the sun and the earths moon (every planet has 1 or more moons) orbits earth.
