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Old 25-August-2008, 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by tusenfem View Post
I have not the foggiest idea what the purpose of this thread is, except to show that Jupiter has the greatest influence on the solar system barycenter and all other planets have relatively "minor" contributions.
Tusenfem, one answer to my questions indicated that Saturn had only 8% of Jupiter's gravitational effect on the sun, but my calculation is that it is 30%, with Uranus and Neptune around 5%. Which is right?
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