Does jupiter orbit the sun?

Not so with Jupiter. The gas giant is so big that its center of mass with the sun, or barycenter, actually lies 1.07 solar radii from the middle of the sun— or 7% of a sun-radius above the sun's surface. Both the Sun and Jupiter orbit around that point in space. read more

Jupiter does not orbit the sun While all the other planets in the Solar System orbit the Sun, NASA claims that Jupiter and the critical energy source actually almost orbit each other. In space, the smaller object always orbits the larger body but the smaller one doesn’t orbit in a perfect circle. read more

Jupiter's mass is over two times bigger than the masses of all the other planets combined. Jupiter is so big that its center of gravity is actually above the sun's surface. As a result, Jupiter and the sun move together -- though their orbits are still quite different. Jupiter is also so big that it "tugs" on Earth. read more