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sawkonmaicok t1_ixw2u4m wrote

Reply to comment by Humble_Indication798 in How would one calculate the gravity of a planet? by LoreCriticizer

Actually not the centers of the objects, but their centers of mass. Usually this is around the center but not always since things can have an uneven disteibution of density. Also that formula is only an approximation.

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Kered13 t1_ixy5uc7 wrote

For a planet sized object you can safely assume that the center of mass will effectively be it's geometric center.

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