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[deleted] t1_iuijvax wrote

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Chairboy t1_iuikgn3 wrote

Could your question be interpreted as "even though it specifically says 5.01 years, what if maybe it's actually 5.00 years and the 1 was added for funsies"?

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DaveMcW t1_iuipbsf wrote

No, a period of 5 years means it also gets close to Jupiter. This will destabilize any resonance it creates with Earth.

There may be a more complicated resonance with Earth, Mars, and Jupiter. But there is no reason to believe this would have a period of exactly 5 years.

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