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To: orionblamblam
And with timescales of 30+ years, you also really need to factor in Jupiters gravitational effect as well.

Do you need to include the 11-year solar maximum cycle as well? This would add a certain degree of uncertainty to the calculation, if it is significant.

106 posted on 04/18/2005 9:11:01 AM PDT by Fudd (Never confuse a liberal with facts.)
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To: Fudd

> Do you need to include the 11-year solar maximum cycle as well?

Probably not, but a 1000-foot diameter asteroid should *probably* take into account solar photon pressure. But compared to Jovain gravitational effects, it'd be a very, very, VERY minor effect.


109 posted on 04/18/2005 9:14:18 AM PDT by orionblamblam ("You're the poster boy for what ID would turn out if it were taught in our schools." VadeRetro)
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