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Your first nitpick only makes sense with a weird definition of "approaches" for the context, so I think it just adds confusion. They're pretty clearly talking
by Dylan16807 2y ago
Your first nitpick only makes sense with a weird definition of "approaches" for the context, so I think it just adds confusion. They're pretty clearly talking about something that is headed in the direction of the sun and not already in orbit.
And the comment you're responding to already mentioned that other bodies can make a capture happen. Nobody was saying capture is impossible.
- manwe150 2y agoI thought the context is orbital mechanics, for which the term approach is the common term for a portion of the trajectory where the bodies move towards each other. Take any Wikipedia article for an orbiting solar body and search approach eg: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley%27s_Comet https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley%27s_Comet