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What is also interesting is that the definition seems to shifts when we talk about star systems. Alpha Centauri might not be the nearest star system if we compa
by rejschaap 8y ago
What is also interesting is that the definition seems to shifts when we talk about star systems. Alpha Centauri might not be the nearest star system if we compared orbits instead of the current distance. Then again, it still might be the nearest... I have no idea.
- brazzy 8y agoThat's not exactly surprising given that the different configurations caused by planetary orbits recur in a timeframe of years and decades, i.e. within a human lifetime, while stellar orbits are measured in hundreds of millions of years.