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You can't capture a body with only a two-body interaction. You need at least 3 bodies for that. I guess a star with a Jupiter-class planet that survived the re
by cyberax 2y ago
You can't capture a body with only a two-body interaction. You need at least 3 bodies for that.
I guess a star with a Jupiter-class planet that survived the red giant phase might qualify. But then the conditions will have to be just right for the captured planet to end up near the star.