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All planets orbit the centre of mass of themselves and the local star, modulo interactions with other planets. The position of the centre of mass relative to th
by theoh 9y ago
All planets orbit the centre of mass of themselves and the local star, modulo interactions with other planets. The position of the centre of mass relative to the surface of the star is completely immaterial.
NB for smaller bodies, Jupiter is involved in perturbing or capturing their orbits to a great extent -- but we could conceivably have several very large planets contributing to that dynamic. Yes, Jupiter is the largest planet.