<p>Planets does not go through all the constellations.</p>

<p>The path the Sun and the planets (approximately) follows is called the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecliptic" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ecliptic</a>. The constellation this line goes through is known as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Zodiac</a>, but the current number is actually 13.</p>

<p>A star map, with the ecliptic drawn:</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/fj69s.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/fj69s.png" alt="star map"></a></p>

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2016-02-29T18:42:58.773Z
Thanks for the info.  Can you post a better image of this?  Could not read out what's written over there?
Sathish Kumar
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<p>I am a beginner / novice and I have got very little knowledge about astronomy</p>

<p>Please tell me whether 'Planets' revolves around all the 80+ constellations or not</p>

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2016-03-02T15:18:27.960Z
Planets (for the most part) revolve around individual suns. A constellation is just a group of stars that are in the same part of the sky - as viewed from Earth. So the question, as written, really just doesn't make any sense.
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Does planets revolves around all the 88 constellations?
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# Does planets revolves around all the 88 constellations?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-02-29)

I am a beginner / novice and I have got very little knowledge about astronomy

Please tell me whether 'Planets' revolves around all the 80+ constellations or not

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Planets (for the most part) revolve around individual suns. A constellation is just a group of stars that are in the same part of the sky - as viewed from Earth. So the question, as written, really just doesn't make any sense.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-02-29. Score: 2

Planets does not go through all the constellations.

The path the Sun and the planets (approximately) follows is called the [ecliptic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecliptic). The constellation this line goes through is known as the [Zodiac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zodiac), but the current number is actually 13.

A star map, with the ecliptic drawn:

[![star map](https://i.sstatic.net/fj69s.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/fj69s.png)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks for the info.  Can you post a better image of this?  Could not read out what's written over there?  

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