2007-06-14 13:14:06 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
good question .... i dont thinks so... most likely not
2007-06-14 13:21:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A moon is something that orbits another celestial body. In the case of the Sun, all the planets, as well as comets could be considered moons, in fact they are the Sun's Natural Satellites.
2007-06-14 13:55:09 · answer #2 · answered by North_Star 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has 9 of them......depending on your defenition I guess. The 9 planets of our solar system are the satelites of our sun, just as our moon is a satelite to earth. I'm sure thats not a proper answer however if not factual it is at the very least metephorically accurate!
And to the belife that only planets orbit the Sun.....what then is Pluto, as scientists have now declassified it from Planetary status. It is certainly not an astroid. So to go by Scientific defenition Pluto can't be a Planet because it is not officially one. However it orbits the Sun.
I don't use scientists defenitions in my description, mainly because I'm a non conformists ;) So I can still call Pluto a planet. I set the precidence early in my answer by metephorically answering the question, dictating that I do not suscribe to the defenitions already presented. Other answers, however, have set the precidence of using mainstream scientific defenitions to present there answer. Therefore, by default, the contradiction in their answer, I should technically have the most accurate answer ;)
Ok, not really. But I'm a pretty decent b.s'er when I want to be!
2007-06-14 13:18:14 · answer #3 · answered by eric54_20 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. The sun has planets. A moon is only something that orbits a planet. The sun has dwarf planets which are smaller than some of jupiters moons (if jupiters moons were orbiting the sun and not jupiter they would be classified as a planet). If pluto was orbiting jupiter it would be considered a moon.
It all depends on orbital position. If you orbit the sun you are a planet but if you orbit a planet you are a moon.
2007-06-14 13:16:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Moons must by definition be in orbit around planets. Things in orbit around the Sun are never moons because they cannot be due to the way moons are defined.
2007-06-14 13:17:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, by definition. Any natural satellite of the sun would be a planet. A moon is a natural satellite of a planet, not a star.
2007-06-14 13:21:35 · answer #6 · answered by MathMan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in a way, earth is the sun's moon
planets orbit the sun, while a moon is only technically a moon when it is orbiting a planet
2007-06-14 13:16:49 · answer #7 · answered by sellasell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the sun does not have a moon. A moon wouldn't last if it orbited the sun.
2007-06-14 13:17:09 · answer #8 · answered by Mark 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Stars do not have moons. The bodies orbiting a star are called 'planets'. Moons are the bodies which orbit planets âº
Doug
2007-06-14 13:18:05 · answer #9 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it does not drecty have one, it got us, the planets. Maybe some asteroids, but nothing that can be called a moon.
2007-06-14 13:16:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Stars don't have moons, only planets do. Planets revolve around stars and moons revolve around planets.
2007-06-14 13:22:15 · answer #11 · answered by Heather 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋