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Why do the changes to the mass of the planet NOT AFFECT the orbital path of the Planet?

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changes of Mass affect the planet because... I'm sorry If this didn't help.

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The orbital path of the planet is determined by the balance of the gravitational pull of that planet and the larger body it orbits. Mass does not change the orbital path because the mass that determines this “balance” is the mass of the body the planet is orbiting, not the mass of the planet itself
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