Can a star orbit a planet
In: Planetary Science
*Lighter* things orbit *heavier* things. If the *heavier* thing is a planet then the *lighter* thing can’t be a star. A star is a star because it got so massive that it turned itself into a nuclear fusion reactor. So, if the *lighter* object is a star then the *heavier* object must also be a star (or something even heavier, like a black hole).
Technically celestial objects orbit each other, but the heavier thing is usually *so much* heavier that it’s hard to notice the larger object moving. Pluto and its largest moon Charon co-orbit each other like the thing you throw in Ladderball.
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