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The "barycenter" of any system - for example, the Earth and the Moon - is the center of mass, which is also the center of the orbital motion within the system. For Pluto and its "moon" Charon, the "barycenter" is somewhere between the two objects, which are of (very roughly) similar size.

In the Earth-Moon system, the "barycenter" is not the center of the Earth itself, but is still located within the Earth. If it were not, then the Moon wouldn't be a "moon" at all; it would be a co-orbiting planet. So technically, Charon isn't a moon of Pluto, but a co-planet.

Because the Sun contains about 99.5% of the mass of the entire solar system, the barycenter of the solar system is very close to the center of the Sun. Not quite exactly; Jupiter's mass moves the barycenter of the system very slightly.

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What is the name given to the center of gravity of earth moon system?

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The barycenter (or barycentre; from the Greek βαρύκεντρον) is the point between two objects where they balance each other. In other words, it is the center of gravity where two or more celestial bodies orbit each other. When a moon orbits a planet, or a planet orbits a star, both bodies are actually orbiting around a point that lies outside the center of the greater body. For example, the moon does not orbit the exact center of the earth, instead orbiting a point outside the earth's center (but well below the surface of the Earth) where their respective masses balance each other. The barycenter is one of the foci of the elliptical orbit of each body. It seems to me then, that each planet has its own different barycenter with the Sun. It is a relation between two objects, and since their are nine planets I don't think the term applies to an overall relation between the Sun and all the planets at once. On the other hand, the definition above does say "...where two or more celestial bodies orbit each other." It is true that the planets are not orbiting one another, but each of the planets is affected by every other as well as by the sun. There might therefore be a single solar system barycenter, and it would likely never leave its wandering path deep within the sun. I don't think it's an idea that will have much use any time soon.


Why is the barycenter of the earth moon system located inside earth?

The barycenter of the Earth-Moon system is located inside the Earth because of the significant mass difference between the two bodies. The Earth is approximately 81 times more massive than the Moon, which causes the barycenter to be closer to the center of the Earth rather than in space. This point is located about 4,600 kilometers from the Earth's center, well within the Earth itself. As a result, the gravitational influence of the Earth dominates the system, keeping the barycenter inside its volume.


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The Earth does, for certain, but it is likely that all of the planets do.


Why is the barycenter of the earth's moon system located inside earth?

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What is the barycenter of the sun and the Earth?

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Why cant earth called the natural satellite of moon?

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