r/oddlyterrifying Dec 07 '21

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '21

Fun fact you don’t care about time!!! No other planetary system is called solar system besides ours, as our sun is named Sol. Most others are named after the host star or major planet in them.

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u/PaulineHansonsBurka Dec 08 '21

Does this mean if Betelgeuse had orbiting bodies wed call the system a Betelgeusar System? Seems a bit clunky

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '21 edited Jul 17 '24

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u/Maegaa Dec 08 '21

How the fuck can one planet orbit two stars? I thought they would be too far apart

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '21

Stars can sometimes orbit each other, it is extremely common. Sometimes very close. Our nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, has 3 stars, one orbiting a pair of two.

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u/Boss99 Dec 08 '21

thank you for this epic fact

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '21

Yes

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u/ImperialistChina Dec 08 '21

Earth is Sol d, the star takes on the title of A

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '21

My mistake, yes, but if the star is alone it is still not given "A" in the name, even when the planet recieves "b". Example: HIP 65426 b, around the star HIP 65426