Thanks for the link! I'll have to check it out when I get home. It looks like someone has created a binary system with planets around each star, so that will help give me a jumping off point.
Thanks again to everyone for all of the information and help!
Thanks to you as well, Janus. This has been very helpful!
One more question - is there a computer program that would allow me model the system, something that would let me run a hypothetical orbit and maybe create a complete system to visualize? I've found several that model our Solar...
Cephron,
Thank you for such an informative reply! This will definitely help as I build the setting for my book.
My initial thought was to have the world orbit A, but I'm definitely not opposed to switching it to orbiting B. You've given me a lot to think about here! I might try to...
I am writing a science fiction book that includes the idea of a planet orbiting within the habitable zone of Alpha Centauri A and I'm hoping this is a good place to get some questions answered. It's science fiction, so I'm perfectly fine with stretching the limits of possibility, here, just...