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The semi-major axis - eccentricity distribution of captured planet (CP) systems. The upper/lower panel refers to the (original) inner/outer planets that are captured by the flyby star. In each panel, the red dashed lines (defining the boundaries of the occupied region) correspond to constant pericenter and apocenter distances (with the values indicated). -- astro-ph.EP

Astronomy & Telescopes, Brown Dwarfs, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Interstellar, Status Report

Free-Floating Planets, Survivor Planets, Captured Planets and Binary Planets from Stellar Flybys

by Keith CowingMarch 13, 2024March 13, 2024

In star clusters, close stellar encounters can strongly impact the architecture of a planetary system or even destroy it.