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| Feb5-13, 03:14 AM | #1 |
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Could this solar system have stable orbits.
The will be a G2v star with the sam mass, radius and luminousity of our sun
Planet 1: 0.5 earth masses orbiting at 0.51 au Planet 2: 1 earth masses orbiting at 0.63 au planet 3: 2 earth masses orbiting at 0.78 au planet 4: 0.2 earth masses orbiting at 0.85 au planet 5: 4 earth masses orbiting at 0.95 au planet 6: 0.3 jupiter masses orbiting at 4.2 au planet 7: 0.08 jupiter masses orbiting at 6.5 |
| Feb5-13, 04:47 PM | #2 |
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I believe you need to know the orbital eccentricities to reasonably assess orbital stability. At a glance, it appears the first 5 planets are just too close together to retain long term stable orbits. Planet 4 is particularly suspect due to its relatively massive and nearby neighbors. N-body calculations are not simple.
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