</noinclude> [[Image:Solar planets.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The Eight Planets: 1-Mercury 2-Venus 3-Earth 4-Mars 5-Jupiter 6-Saturn 7-Uranus 8-Neptune]] '''The short answer:''' A planet is a large body that orbits a star, and dominates the vicinity of its orbit.
The short answer: A planet is a large body that orbits a star, and dominates the vicinity of its orbit.