Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jul 1978
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978ap%26ss..56..479d&link_type=abstract
Astrophysics and Space Science, vol. 56, no. 2, July 1978, p. 479-482.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Binary Stars, Companion Stars, Motion Stability, Orbital Mechanics, Stellar Motions, Ternary Systems, Eccentricity, Equations Of Motion, Three Body Problem
Scientific paper
A number of possible sightings of a third star in the Sirius system were reported in the 1920s. Astrometric observations have recently ruled out the presence of a very close companion to either Sirius A or B; however, a third star could exist at large distances. The stability of possible orbits of such a third star was investigated and it was found that the shortest stable orbital period is 275 years
Donnison J. R.
Williams Iwan P.
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