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imbadatmath:

is rhe sun a planet?

Harmonyfromsleepy:

The sun is a star.

imbadatmath:

but its round like a planet not start shaped

Harmonyfromsleepy:

Shadow:

Another way to look at this is by defining what a planet is. Google says, "a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star." The sun as we know it doesn't orbit around a star.

imbadatmath:

no ones been to the sun how do we know its not solid

Harmonyfromsleepy:

Oh lord-

imbadatmath:

and it does orbit the big thing in our solorsystem

Shadow:

Jupiter is largely composed of gases and isn't solid either. The definition of a planet isn't that it's solid, but how it behaves in space and the nature of its energy production.

dolphincove21:

yes it is i live on it :D

imbadatmath:

see the sun does orbit something

Shadow:

The sun orbits the center of the Milky Way Galaxy

Shadow:

Not a star.

imbadatmath:

yea so it is a planet

dolphincove21:

no

Shadow:

But the center of the galaxy isn't a sun, lol

Shadow:

I appreciate the astronomy trolling though

imbadatmath:

you said it does not orbit anything but it orbits the center of the solor system

dolphincove21:

dolphincove21:

it is the sun

Shadow:

\(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{Originally Posted by}}\) @Shadow Another way to look at this is by defining what a planet is. Google says, "a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star." The sun as we know it doesn't orbit around a star. \(\color{#0cbb34}{\text{End of Quote}}\) I said it doesn't orbit a star.

dolphincove21:

oh-

Shadow:

A black hole isn't a star.

imbadatmath:

it was

Shadow:

Was vs is Large difference in verb tense.

imbadatmath:

it could be one again someday

Shadow:

Don't ask questions in someone elses question xD

dolphincove21:

he is my brother tho

Shadow:

@imbadatmath You see what I'm saying though. We're asking where if it's a planet right now or not, we look at what's happening right now, then make a determination. As of right now, our Sun isn't orbiting a star. So it's not a planet.

imbadatmath:

but its orbiting a hole

dolphincove21:

thats what she said

Shadow:

Yeah, maybe that makes it toilet water

imbadatmath:

and a hole is a hole

imbadatmath:

thank you for answering my question

Shadow:

Sure lol

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