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    High School Can an object have too little mass to have a stable orbit?

    Thank you :) I'll ask him then.
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    High School Can an object have too little mass to have a stable orbit?

    Wow, that's a fast reply :) Yeah, I didn't express myself very well... I meant, can an very "light" object achieve an orbit around another bigger planet? For example a feather around the sun? This question comes from something that my physics professor said: "the asteroid belt is formed of...
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    High School Can an object have too little mass to have a stable orbit?

    I was wondering, since gravitational atttraction is determinated by m1 * m2 / d2 * G , can an object have a mass too little to have a stable orbit, for instance, around the sun? P.S: I'm new to this forum! Hello!