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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barycenter_(astronomy)

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[–] 11 points 1 year ago (1 child)

No, your earlier definitions are incorrect. All orbits happen around the barycenter. The only question is whether one of the bodies is large/massive enough that the barycenter is located within it

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I mean, the Wikipedia page for Jupiter says “Jupiter orbits the Sun”

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Just because a more accurate description exists, doesn't mean that the less accurate description is fundamentally wrong. Depending on context, the less accurate description may be perfectly suitable for the subject at hand. If your priority is to be the most correct, then by all means go ahead and use the more accurate description.

    I think this logic applies to a lot of things.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I take issue with how the meme says “Jupiter doesn’t orbit the Sun”, which rejects one valid and common way of using the verb “to orbit”.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It's articulated as "it's wrong", while the message they're trying to convey is more like "it's not the entire truth". The latter is hard to get across is a handful of words though, likely leaving more questions than answers. I believe they did a decent enough job that most of us can read the point between the lines.

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