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  2. Earth's orbit - Wikipedia

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    Since this value is close to zero, the center of the orbit is relatively close to the center of the Sun (relative to the size of the orbit). As seen from Earth, the planet's orbital prograde motion makes the Sun appear to move with respect to other stars at a rate of about 1° eastward per solar day (or a Sun or Moon diameter every 12 hours).

  3. Solar System - Wikipedia

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    Thus, the Sun occupies 0.00001% (1 part in 10 7) of the volume of a sphere with a radius the size of Earth's orbit, whereas Earth's volume is roughly 1 millionth (10 −6) that of the Sun. Jupiter, the largest planet, is 5.2 AU from the Sun and has a radius of 71,000 km (0.00047 AU; 44,000 mi), whereas the most distant planet, Neptune, is 30 AU ...

  4. HD 40307 f - Wikipedia

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    HD 40307 f is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star HD 40307.It is located 42 light-years away in the direction of the southern constellation Pictor.The planet was discovered by the radial velocity method, using the European Southern Observatory's HARPS apparatus [1] [2] [3] by a team of astronomers led by Mikko Tuomi at the University of Hertfordshire and Guillem Anglada-Escude of the ...

  5. Six planets will be visible in the night sky this month. How ...

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    An alignment of six planets will dazzle in January 2025. Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will align in the night sky. "The whole month of January is a great time to see the ...

  6. List of multiplanetary systems - Wikipedia

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    One of the oldest stars with a multiplanetary system, although it is still more metal-rich than the Sun. None of the known planets is in the habitable zone. [30] 61 Virginis: Virgo: 13 h 18 m 24.31 s: −18° 18′ 40.3″ 4.74: 28: G5V: 0.954: 5531: 8.96: 2 (1) Planet d remains unconfirmed, [31] and a 2021 study found that it was likely a ...

  7. The Day the Earth Smiled - Wikipedia

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    On it, Porco encouraged the world to celebrate life on planet Earth and humanity's accomplishments in the exploration of the Solar System. Astronomers Without Borders coordinated events internationally. [8] NASA spearheaded a related event called 'Wave at Saturn' "to help acknowledge the historic interplanetary portrait as it is being taken". [9]

  8. Formation and evolution of the Solar System - Wikipedia

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    Moons have come to exist around most planets and many other Solar System bodies. These natural satellites originated by one of three possible mechanisms: Co-formation from a circumplanetary disc (only in the cases of the giant planets); Formation from impact debris (given a large enough impact at a shallow angle); and; Capture of a passing object.

  9. HD 110067 - Wikipedia

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    The six planets in the HD 110067 system are all smaller than Neptune, and revolve around their parent star in a very precise waltz: When the closest planet to the star makes three full revolutions around it, the second one makes exactly two during the same time; this is called a 3:2 resonance; the six planets form a resonant chain in pairs of 3 ...