I think I've just come across an extremely rare find

[HevKenzieHarris]

3 Earth-like worlds all orbiting each other and each worth 4.1m according to OD Explorer

This has to be insanely rare right? I'm actually floored at the fact that this is even possible

If anyone wants to update any database that catalogues these kinds of system, the system is Dryau Aowsy MQ-L C21-273

 

[Doctor Dread]

Three body problem!

 

[marx]

See my ELW bucket list thread; yep, trinary ELWs are extremely rare. Congrats on your find!

 

[HevKenzieHarris]

See my ELW bucket list thread; yep, trinary ELWs are extremely rare. Congrats on your find!

ChatGPT (don't judge me, I'm not smart enough to work these things out myself) reckons that there's only a 0.00000000075% chance of this type of system occurring, is that accurate?

 

[marx]

Short answer: No.
Long answer:

Spoiler

Noooooooo.

Spoiler

But seriously, that would make them far more rare than Green Gas Giants. Plenty more trinary ELWs have been found than GGGs. I asked ChatGPT to explain how it came up with that number, and it wrote that's because only 2-5 systems with them have been discovered - yeah okay.

Oh, and the examples it gave me are systems that don't actually exist - except one, which it pulled from the GEC, so giving a source there is nice.

 

[HevKenzieHarris]

Short answer: No.
Long answer:

Spoiler

Noooooooo.

Spoiler

But seriously, that would make them far more rare than Green Gas Giants. Plenty more trinary ELWs have been found than GGGs. I asked ChatGPT to explain how it came up with that number, and it wrote that's because only 2-5 systems with them have been discovered - yeah okay.

Oh, and the examples it gave me are systems that don't actually exist.

That makes sense

I'll still be putting this one on my galactic resumé

 

[Kzak]

Right on, Commander! Good find.