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Exploring Planetary Orbits and the Sun's Rotation
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[QUOTE="phyzguy, post: 6050023, member: 237160"] The total angular momentum of the sun is pretty small compared to the angular momentum of the planets (a few percent). If I calculated correctly, it wouldn't take a lot to shift the sun's angular momentum vector by a few degrees. If an Earth-sized body had fallen into the sun during the formation of the solar system, which is quite feasible, I think it would be enough to cause the observed misalignment. [/QUOTE]
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