Mass of the objects

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Mass of the objects

phil — 8/3/2007 6:28:51 PM (archived)

Kepler's laws need to be generalized for other systems. Period is also a function of the mass of the primary (mostly). Red Dwarfs of 0.3 solar mass whip their planets around slower than the sun. 10 solar mass stars whip 'em around lots faster.

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An exoplanet with a 1 year long orbit around a red giant! - Raoul - 8/2/2007 8:01:13 PM
- Am I missing something? - Fox - 8/3/2007 5:45:42 PM
  - Yep. - Hank - 8/3/2007 6:49:16 PM
    - "The primary star is 10 solar masses " is a typo - Hank - 8/3/2007 6:55:19 PM
      - re: "The primary star is 10 solar masses " is a typo. Got that and your post does stand. (n/t) - Marcia - 8/3/2007 7:11:54 PM
  - Mass of the objects - phil - 8/3/2007 6:28:51 PM
    - re: Mass of the objects - pwokenyaw - 8/3/2007 6:33:29 PM
- This might be an interesting place to visit. - Hank - 8/3/2007 1:33:36 PM
  - re: This might be an interesting place to visit. - Marcia - 8/3/2007 6:08:23 PM
- re: An exoplanet with a 1 year long orbit around a red giant! - Marcia - 8/3/2007 3:54:02 AM
  - Why the Earthlike orbit isn't really like Earth's - New Age Vapors - 8/3/2007 7:56:22 PM
    - re: Why the Earthlike orbit isn't really like Earth's. Yes., - Marcia - 8/3/2007 8:28:37 PM
    - The planet's orbit might be highly elliptical, too. - Hank - 8/3/2007 8:20:08 PM
      - re: The planet's orbit might be highly elliptical, too. - also a possibility. - Marcia - 8/3/2007 8:30:17 PM
        
        re: The planet's orbit might be highly elliptical, too. - also a possibility. - Hank - 8/4/2007 2:25:00 AM
        
        re: The planet's orbit might be highly elliptical, too. - also a possibility. - Marcia - 8/4/2007 3:19:40 AM
        
        Largest Transiting Extrasolar Planet Found Around A Distant Star - New Age Vapors - 8/6/2007 4:22:41 PM

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