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by ewok
Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:45 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Monitoring M2-9 (APOD 18 June 2007)
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Monitoring M2-9 (APOD 18 June 2007)

The authors state that the binary system has an orbital period of 120 years, but the size of that orbit seems to me to argue against the partner having a significant influence on the jets. What if the orbits were much closer, but the precession frequency was 120 years?