So if our sun is a star then..?

Question

Do other stars have their own gravitational pull & orbit?
Do other stars have other planets in their orbit like our sun?
Does this mean that every star is the center of it's own galaxy?

Answer 1

Other stars have a gravitational pull, just as any object with mass will have a gravitational force (even a pebble, but only to a small degree).

Every star may be the center of it's own "solar system", and most of the known planets are orbiting other stars. There have been over 200 found to be orbiting other stars; most of them are gas giants that are larger than Jupiter or Saturn.

The galactic center is made up of millions of stars -- not just one. The sun is one of billions of stars in the galaxy, but it is not in the center of the galaxy (see picture below). The milky way galaxy is one of (possibly) billions of galaxies in the universe.

All of the stars you see in the sky are in our own galaxy, the Milky Way (or they're planets).

Answer 2

First, stars can have captive planets. These planets, along with the star around which they orbit constitute a system... a solar system.

Because stars can have captive planets, like our Sun, scientists are looking at other stars to see if they can detect a "wobble" that would indicate an orbiting planet or planets. The orbiting planets pull the star around a little. That's the "wobble."

Not all "solar systems" have just one "sun." These stars, or suns, can orbit each other. So a single star doesn't have to be the "center" of its system. It might have to share its "sunship."

Galaxies are composed of lots of stars. Our own Milky Way is composed of probably billions of stars. If you look at the galaxy from above, we're close to the edge on one of the spiral arms. But there seems to be a lot of different shapes galaxies can have.

The reason galaxies appear as "stars" in the sky is because they're so far away. Some of them are so far away that they appear so small that you can't see them at all without a telescope.

Answer 3

Yes, other stars have their own gravitational fields and they follow their own paths around the Milky Way Galaxy.
It's not known if all starts have planets, but it has been shown that a large percentage of them in our local part of the Galaxy do have planets.
Not quite sure what you mean by the last question. Stars are not the centers of Galaxies. Galaxies contain billions of stars. Maybe you meant each star is the center of its own little Solar System? If so, the answer is no. Many stars probably are, but not all stars have planets.

Doug

Answer 4

Do other stars have their own gravitational pull & orbit? Yes

Do other stars have other planets in their orbit like our sun? sometimes

Does this mean that every star is the center of it's own galaxy? the sun is not the center of our galaxy

Answer 5

Every star has great gravitational attraction, some stars orbit another star.
Almost every star will have planets in orbit around it.
Stars are just a minor part of a galaxy, there are usually billions of them in one galaxy.

Answer 6

*Yes, every star has its own gravitational pull and orbit.
*Yes, other stars have other planets in their orbit.
*No, stars aren't at the center of galaxies at all.
If you mean every star is the center of its 'solar system', the answer is still no. Not every star has planets around its orbit. Only a few stars do.

Answer 7

Yes, other stars will have a gravitational influence on the space around them.

Yes, other stars may have planets. We know of around 200 relatively nearby stars that have one or more planetary bodies orbiting around them.

No, unless when you say "galaxy" you really mean planetary system (or solar system if you prefer). A galaxy is a large collection of stars. Basically all the stars we can see in the night sky are in our own Milky Way galaxy. Other galaxies are visible as small "smudges" of light, some of which can be resolved to show some of their stars depending on how powerful the telescope in use is.

Answer 8

everything has a gravitational pull, you have a gravitational pull but it is very small compared to a planet's

some do, and some dont

um...no. at the center of most galaxies there is a black hole and the others have a cluster of millions of stars. a star would be the center of a solar system, not a galaxy.

Answer 9

Yes, other stars do have gravitational pull. In fact, all matter has gravitational pull. The only reason we don't feel must of it is because gravity is a really really weak force, and it's only with large masses that we notice it.

No, not every star has planets. We aren't sure how many have planets, but we know that quite a few don't.

And I won't even bother answering the last question.

Answer 10

All stars have gravititanal pull and Lots of them have things orbiting them.
Some but not all stars have* planets.
Almost all the stars are not the center of a galaxy.

*that was meant to be have not "are"