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How does the apparent motion of a celestial

object help identify if the object is a planet
a star?

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Step-by-step explanation:

The rotation of the Earth on its axis causes all objects to appear to move around the sky once each day. The apparent motion of a star to an observer which arises from the Earth's rotation depends on the location of the observer on Earth, and the location of the star relative to Earth's rotation axis.

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