Thread: The Planet With Two Suns

Is it one giant orbital path around both suns or is it orbiting one sun and passes in between the two stars. That would suck for astronomers if that meant constant daylight on that poor planet. Not to mention how it would screw up your circadian rythem. Hope I spelled that right.

If I recall correctly, I think the stars are close together relative to the planet's orbital distance, so it orbits the common centre of gravity of the two stars.

Hi Everyone,

Thanks for adding to the thread. Just to mention, the planet still has day and night cycles. I found an image on wikipedia but unfortunately can't put up the link to it as I'm still a newbie on the site. It explains your orbit questions.

Rach

I read that the planet has a 229 day orbit around the stars and the stars themslves orbit each other in days as well, thats very interesting. Its believed most stars are born in pairs or multiples so it will be interesting how many more of the planets they find. The story I read said it was a Saturn like planet with a rocky core most likely. Imagine the many different types of sun rise/sets with multiple suns in the sky. I wonder how multiple suns affects the "habitable zone" for planets? Would it be a larger zone or smaller? Exciting stuff!