IPhO' 2008
- 44
- 0
In the Parabolic and Hyperbolic trajectory.Is the sun in the focus point of parabola and hyperbola?
One question about Parabolic and Hyperbolic trajectory.
- Context: Undergrad
- Thread starter IPhO' 2008
- Start date
-
- Tags
- Hyperbolic Trajectory
Join the discussion
Ask a follow-up here, or get your own question answered by working scientists, mathematicians and engineers — people, not an autocomplete.
Real named experts · corrections over time · the nuance an AI answer skips
3 replies · 4K views
- 25,837
- 258
Hi IPhO' 2008! 
Yup!
IPhO' 2008 said:
Yup!
Jolb
- 417
- 29
To be more precise, the focus is at the center of mass (CM) of the two objects. If the body on a parabolic/hyperbolic trajectory had a mass comparable to that of the sun, the CM might be outside the surface of the sun.
It might interest you that the CM of the Sun-Jupiter system is outside the surface of the sun by about .12 solar radii = 83,500 km.
It might interest you that the CM of the Sun-Jupiter system is outside the surface of the sun by about .12 solar radii = 83,500 km.
IPhO' 2008
- 44
- 0
Thank you.