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If the furthest objects of the Oort Cloud are over 3 light years away, it is relatively close to Alpha Centauri. Is there a chance that Alpha Centauri also has
by throwaway2k255 1y ago
If the furthest objects of the Oort Cloud are over 3 light years away, it is relatively close to Alpha Centauri.
Is there a chance that Alpha Centauri also has its own cloud that overlaps with it?
Would AC influence the cloud and adjust the orbit of smaller comets?
- TheOtherHobbes 1y agoThere's a chance, but no one knows for sure. Oort Clouds are mostly empty space, so there wouldn't be much direct interaction. But there would certainly be gravitational effects. My guess (FWIW) is there's more out there than we suspect, likely including plenty of rogue/wandering planets between systems.