Could A Star Orbit A Planet? - Just For Fun
Wednesday, September 2, 2015 - 05:40
in Astronomy & Space
This is just for fun. At first sight this seems impossible - the smallest stars are heavier than the heaviest planets, and how can something heavier orbit something that is lighter? But what if you have a very dense star and very large very low density planet? And if you interpret "orbiting it" as "having barycenter within the planet"? Is there any chance of that happening in practice? Let's take a look. read more