Ross 780 : Gas giant absorbed by star

sam445

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Recently, the gas giant Ross 780 1 has started being absorbed by Ross 780 in a massive display.

Here are some pictures: http://imgur.com/gallery/4WB46

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Come and visit this once in a lifetime event and don't forget your sunglasses.
 

Aussiedroid

Aussiedroid
I want to see the planet ablaze, huge flames and the like as it is being consumed by the star... :)

Seems a bit like a bug but looks cool none the less :)
 

sam445

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Caramel Clown said:
Is that really a dynamic process or those two just got generated in that odd position? I thought such things aren't modeled yet.
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It's orbit suggests it is a dynamic process. The collision has apparently started around 02:00 UTC 18/05/2015 (estimate), though it is to be noted it had never been seen before in this configuration. If it had been seen, it hadn't been reported.
 
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[HJ]-RedRaven

[HJ]-RedRaven
From a polar position above the parent star, can you see the orbital lines?

It probably has some eccentricity - the planets sometimes partially engulfed by the star, and other times just skimming clear.

Cool shot.
 

Von Shadow

Von Shadow
Surely a planet that size impacting the star would create massive solar disruption and the planet would be reduced or absorbed quicker due to gravity and create massive flares
 

Bobbydylan

Bobbydylan
This must be a bug.

Woudn't

a) It be abalze if it were that close
b) disintegrate if it were that close and slow enough to be captured?
 

Retu81

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What's the distance between the star and the planet? Ross 780 is also known as Gliese 876 and one of the observed planets there orbits at only about 3 million km away from the star. So I'm wondering if the size of the star in game is incorrect or just the orbital radius.
 

Varrag

Varrag
That planet should have been evaporated or ripped apart by tidal forces long ago. Stellar forge makes such mistakes, especially when procedural generation spawns one or two big stellar bodies close to each other. For example, I remember that I've seen a star supposed to go through red giant it was orbiting.

In this case it is interesting to note the planetary surface which is mostly in the darkness: obviously, source of light coming from the star is point in the middle; rest of the glowing star's surface is not taken into account.
 
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