While the Sun is the centre of our solar system, it only makes up about 99.8 per cent of the mass of the entire solar system. So, the Sun's centre is not exactly located on the barycentre of the ...

The Sun is the largest object in the Solar System. The Sun’s huge gravitational ... for example, Mercury orbits once every 88 Earth days, but Neptune orbits once every 165 Earth years For ...

As well as planets and moons, the solar system also contains dwarf planets, which are too small to be considered planets. The best known of these is Pluto, an ice dwarf that orbits far from the ...