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Is anyone know if there exists any solar systems with more than three stars? If so, does anyone know what the largest amount of stars a solar system is known to have?
revelator said:Is anyone know if there exists any solar systems with more than three stars? If so, does anyone know what the largest amount of stars a solar system is known to have?
Some four star systems consist of two binary systems orbiting each other. May be this could be a stable configuration for planetary orbits...?Chronos said:Far as I know, a few are suspected in binary star systems, but not beyond that. It is not easy for a low mass object like a planet to occupy a stable orbit in a binary star system. Having two stars is bad enough, more than two would be a computational nightmare.
so why don't call this type of system a chaotic one?Chronos said:The picture gets a little blurry as you add more stars. There is no particular criteria for differentiating a system from a cluster. Globula clusters are gravitational bound systems that can include millions of stars. I'm curious though, in using the term solar system I had the impression you were asking whether planetary systems are known to occur in multiple star systems. Far as I know, a few are suspected in binary star systems, but not beyond that. It is not easy for a low mass object like a planet to occupy a stable orbit in a binary star system. Having two stars is bad enough, more than two would be a computational nightmare.
revelator said:I mean to imply, as planetary system with more than 3 stars. I got to thinking about it on the bus home, how beautiful sunrises and sunsets could be in such a system. Then got to thinking, should there be such a system with many stars, the planet surrounding it may go long periods of time without ever experiencing a night.
revelator said:Thanks very much for the responses. I mean to imply, as planetary system with more than 3 stars. I got to thinking about it on the bus home, how beautiful sunrises and sunsets could be in such a system. Then got to thinking, should there be such a system with many stars, the planet surrounding it may go long periods of time without ever experiencing a night.
revelator said:T I got to thinking about it on the bus home, how beautiful sunrises and sunsets could be in such a system.
That's Isaac Asimov's http://doctord.dyndns.org:8000/Stories/Nightfall.htm.Cosmo16 said:Issac Assimov wrote an amazing short story about just that kind of system. It tells of what happened when darkness finally comes after 2000 years of light.
ohwilleke said:The Orion Nebula (M42) has a four star system.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/telescope15.htm
So are h5188 , Lac. 8, Lac. Roe 47, Cygnus a 2658, and another four star system in Orion.
Lyr. Epislon and Capricorn Alpha are double-doubles.
See ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/astro/dbases/stars/multistr.txt
See also http://ad.usno.navy.mil/wds/dsl.html and http://sunra.lbl.gov/~vhoette/Explorations/BinaryStars/
Wikipedia claims that there are some systems with up to eight stars:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_star_system
A multi star solar system is a planetary system that consists of more than one star, also known as a binary or multiple star system. These stars orbit around a common center of mass and may have planets orbiting them as well.
About half of all stars in the universe are part of a multi star system. They are more common in the Milky Way galaxy, with about 60% of stars being part of a binary or multiple star system.
Yes, planets can exist in multi star solar systems. In fact, some planets in these systems may have multiple suns in their skies. However, the stability and habitability of these planets may be affected by the gravitational interactions between the stars.
Multi star solar systems can form in a variety of ways. They may form from the fragmentation of a single molecular cloud into multiple cores, or from the exchange of stars between different star clusters. They may also form from the gravitational capture of stars by an existing binary system.
The study of multi star solar systems can provide insight into the formation and evolution of planetary systems. It can also help us understand the dynamics and stability of these systems, as well as the role of multiple stars in the habitability of planets. Additionally, studying multi star systems can help us better understand the distribution and diversity of stars and planets in the universe.