Re: Can anyone draw a simulation of two orbiting planets?
- From: Igor <thoovler@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:24:15 -0000
On Aug 31, 4:53 am, "gu...@xxxxxxxxxxx" <gu...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Can anyone draw (perhaps animated gif) a simulation of two orbiting
planets of SAME MASS?
I cannot image how two same mass orbits would look like? ....would
they propagate forward or remain in one constant region?
One location, which doesn't seem to make sense, says: "Since stars
have about the same mass (within a factor of 20), they both orbit
around a common point, called the center of mass, that is
significantly different from one of the star's center.".
(http://www.astronomynotes.com/starprop/s10.htm)
No objects ever orbit around any other objects. All objects will
orbit a common center of mass under gravitational interaction. This
is first chapter orbital dynamics. Look it up, preferably in a real
textbook.
.
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