No, the planet doesn't exert a torque on the meteoroid with respect to the center of mass of the planet.
What is a Torque?
This is defined as a form of twisting force which is responsible for rotation of objects.
The planet doesn't exert a torque on the meteoroid with respect to the center of mass of the planet because it exerts a force on the meteoroid parallel to its position vector relative to the center of mass of the planet.
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