Assertion: solar system's object | /r/CapableOf | orbit the sun
Facets:
value: directly
type: MANNER
value: in the same direction
type: LOCATION
value: in roughly circular orbits
type: OTHER
value: far away
type: OTHER
value: probably
type: DEGREE
value: indirectly
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: The Solar System[b] is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly.[c] Of the objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest are the eight planets,[d] with the remainder being smaller objects, the dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies.
text: Of the objects that orbit the Sun indirectly—the moons
text: As a result of the formation of the Solar System planets, and most other objects, orbit the Sun in the same direction that the Sun is rotating (counter-clockwise, as viewed from above Earth's north pole).
text: Of the objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest are the eight planets, with the remainder being smaller objects, such as the five dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies.
text: Of the objects that orbit the Sun indirectly - the moons - two are larger than the smallest planet, Mercury.
text: According to IAU definitions, objects orbiting the Sun are classified dynamically and physically into three categories: planets, dwarf planets, and small Solar System bodies.
text: All the planets, and most other objects, orbit the Sun in the same direction that the Sun is rotating (counter-clockwise, as viewed from above Earth's north pole).
text: But the true size of the Solar System is defined by the reach of its gravity; how far away an object can still be said to orbit the Sun.
text: In the furthest reaches of the Solar System is the Oort Cloud; a theorized cloud of icy objects that could orbit the Sun to a distance of 100,000 astronomical units, or 1.87 light-years away.
text: Believe it or not, any object within this region would probably be orbiting the Sun, and be thought to be a part of the Solar System.
text: Traditionally, the solar system has been divided into planets (the big bodies orbiting the Sun), their satellites (a.k.a. moons, variously sized objects orbiting the planets), asteroids (small dense objects orbiting the Sun) and comets (small icy objects with highly eccentric orbits).
text: IAU President Ron Ekers explains the rational behind a planet definition: “Modern science provides much more knowledge than the simple fact that objects orbiting the Sun appear to move with respect to the background of fixed stars.
text: Originally meant to impact with the Moon, it instead missed its target and became the first artificial object to orbit the Sun.
text: Until the mid-19th century, the number of "planets" rose rapidly because any newly discovered object directly orbiting the Sun was listed as a planet by the scientific community.
text: Figure 25.4 shows the Sun and the major objects that orbit the Sun.
text: Still, we have discovered numerous objects orbiting the sun that are considerably farther than Pluto.
text: Objects which orbit the sun include the 8 large planets, dwarf planets, the moon and other bodies of the Solar System.
text: These objects all orbit the sun in roughly circular orbits that lie in the same plane, the ecliptic (Pluto is an exception; this dwarf planet has an elliptical orbit tilted over 17° from the ecliptic).