This epicenter is just outside of the Son
*Sometimes. The other planets can counterbalance Jupiter’s effect on the barycenter to pull it back into the surface of the Sun.
Also, it’s Sun, not Son
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rImITywR@lemmy.world 1 day agoEverything in the solar system (even the Son) orbit around the center of mass of everything in the solar system. This epicenter is just outside of the Son, on the side that Jupiter is. So the Son wobbles by a little bit more than 1 of its radii.
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 15 hours ago
rImITywR@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
barycenter
That’s the word I couldn’t remember.
Also, it’s Sun, not Son
Yeah, I don’t know how I messed that up 3 times. I think my brain was stuck between calling it the Sun and Sol. Also the mama and son/sun puns in this thread.
MagicShel@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Sun, I am disappoint.