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Chknbone t1_ird3qdi wrote

Those stars must be moving at insane speeds.

I don't even know how to ask my question. How fast are they moving?

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juxtoppose t1_irdfb5d wrote

I guess you would have to know the size of the orbit it goes round in 51min.

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Gamebird8 t1_irdgzrg wrote

Probably a Jupiter or 2 apart. (Maybe a bit more)

Enough that they can't collapse on each other and their launch force from continual slingshotting holds them in a fixed orbit by canceling out gravity

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AutomaticJuggernaut8 t1_irdox25 wrote

Someone should check my math but assuming each star is the size of the sun and they have 2 Jupiter's distance between their surfaces, roughly 64,000 miles per minute.

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