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With time, orbital motion should distinguish the two possibilities. Though at a 50 AU orbit around a smallish star, that might take a while.
by dredmorbius 1y ago
With time, orbital motion should distinguish the two possibilities.
Though at a 50 AU orbit around a smallish star, that might take a while.
- silverquiet 1y agoThat actually makes one wonder if it will move enough within the lifetime of JWST to actually detect that orbital motion.
- dredmorbius 1y agoThat should be calculable. Orbital mechanics, orbital period, and minimum determinable arc of JWST. Though another thought is that doppler might also reveal velocity, if a spectrum could be obtained. Since the system is nearly perpendicular to the Solar System (we're viewing it face-on rather than from the side), those shifts will be small.