A planet is a large object such as Jupiter or Earth that orbits a star.Planets are smaller than stars, and they do not produce light.. Planets are shaped like a slightly squashed ball (called a spheroid).Objects that orbit planets are called satellites.A star and everything which orbits it are called a star system.. There are eight planets in our Solar System. More @Wikipedia
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