inferior planet

n. Either of the planets Mercury or Venus, whose orbits lie between Earth and the sun.

inferior planet

n (Celestial Objects) either of the planets Mercury and Venus, whose orbits lie inside that of the earth

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inferior planet - any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbitmajor planet, planet - (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction

inferior planet

inferior planet,

planet whose orbit lies inside that of the earth. There are two inferior planets, Mercury and Venus. They always seem to be close to the sun in the sky; the greatest elongationelongation,
in astronomy, the angular distance between two points in the sky as measured from a third point. The elongation of a planet is usually measured as the angular distance from the sun to the planet as measured from the earth.
..... Click the link for more information. of Mercury is 28°, and that of Venus, 47°. For this reason, neither can be seen for more than two or three hours after sunset or before sunrise.

inferior planet

[in′fir·ē·ər ′plan·ət] (astronomy) A planet that circles the sun in an orbit that is smaller than the earth's.

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noun any of the planets whose orbit lies inside the earth's orbit

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