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maxsc
Jun 11, 2017, 04:27 AM
If there is a system with a brighter star and ONLY 2 planets.

Can the MUCH bigger planet be the first planet and the earth like planet be second in the planet ?

Catsmine
Jun 11, 2017, 05:28 AM
Ganymede orbits Jupiter at approximately 1.07 million kilometers. Any bodies of such mass will become satellites. How long it takes is a matter of mathematics.

ebaines
Jun 11, 2017, 08:51 AM
Sure, it's possible, just as there are smaller planets beyond Jupiter's orbit.