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A world with a moon orbiting much closer than oursOrbiting one star in a binary system: what are the effects of the second star on the planet?Could a civilization engineer supernovae?Two orbits, Four habitable planets in the goldilocks zone?Which gas giant of the solar system could humanity mine and for what resource?How could a TINY Second Moon minimally affect Earth?Is a 1:1 Earth possible in a binary system?How to determine the population size and spread in a fictional ancient world settlingHorseshoe OrbitsDay/night cycle science help?













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Is there a possible scenario in which once a year a celestial body can be seen from the surface of the Earth-like planet for a short period of time?



  • With it being big enough for early civilization to consider it a second moon but much smaller than the actual one.

  • And occurring each year for one thousand years.

I thought two moons questions are similar enough, but I haven't found a proper answer for myself.



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    Humans considered all celestial bodies to be going around the Earth until a chap named Copernicus (and some of his contemporaries) suggested otherwise. I doubt the size would make a difference or periodicity.
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    Welcome to Worldbuilding.SE! We're glad you could join us! When you have a moment, please click here to learn more about our culture and take our tour. What do you mean by "occurring for 1,000 years"? Do you mean the moon is in the sky, visible and basically the same size, for a 1,000 year period, or that the inhabitants see it once every 1,000 years, like a comet?
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    @StephenG true, but not all of them were considered moons.
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    @JBH thank you :) No, no, I want it to be much smaller to lessen the impact on the system. But what I mean is the ideal scenario for it to be visible once a year, each year, for 1,000 years.
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    Thanks, please edit your question with the clarification. Never depend on people reading through the comments to find clarifications. Cheers!
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Is there a possible scenario in which once a year a celestial body can be seen from the surface of the Earth-like planet for a short period of time?



  • With it being big enough for early civilization to consider it a second moon but much smaller than the actual one.

  • And occurring each year for one thousand years.

I thought two moons questions are similar enough, but I haven't found a proper answer for myself.



Thank you!










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    Humans considered all celestial bodies to be going around the Earth until a chap named Copernicus (and some of his contemporaries) suggested otherwise. I doubt the size would make a difference or periodicity.
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    – StephenG
    3 hours ago










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    Welcome to Worldbuilding.SE! We're glad you could join us! When you have a moment, please click here to learn more about our culture and take our tour. What do you mean by "occurring for 1,000 years"? Do you mean the moon is in the sky, visible and basically the same size, for a 1,000 year period, or that the inhabitants see it once every 1,000 years, like a comet?
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    @StephenG true, but not all of them were considered moons.
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    @JBH thank you :) No, no, I want it to be much smaller to lessen the impact on the system. But what I mean is the ideal scenario for it to be visible once a year, each year, for 1,000 years.
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    – shootshi
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    Thanks, please edit your question with the clarification. Never depend on people reading through the comments to find clarifications. Cheers!
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    – JBH
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Is there a possible scenario in which once a year a celestial body can be seen from the surface of the Earth-like planet for a short period of time?



  • With it being big enough for early civilization to consider it a second moon but much smaller than the actual one.

  • And occurring each year for one thousand years.

I thought two moons questions are similar enough, but I haven't found a proper answer for myself.



Thank you!










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  • With it being big enough for early civilization to consider it a second moon but much smaller than the actual one.

  • And occurring each year for one thousand years.

I thought two moons questions are similar enough, but I haven't found a proper answer for myself.



Thank you!







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  • $begingroup$
    Humans considered all celestial bodies to be going around the Earth until a chap named Copernicus (and some of his contemporaries) suggested otherwise. I doubt the size would make a difference or periodicity.
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    – StephenG
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    Welcome to Worldbuilding.SE! We're glad you could join us! When you have a moment, please click here to learn more about our culture and take our tour. What do you mean by "occurring for 1,000 years"? Do you mean the moon is in the sky, visible and basically the same size, for a 1,000 year period, or that the inhabitants see it once every 1,000 years, like a comet?
    $endgroup$
    – JBH
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    @StephenG true, but not all of them were considered moons.
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    – shootshi
    2 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @JBH thank you :) No, no, I want it to be much smaller to lessen the impact on the system. But what I mean is the ideal scenario for it to be visible once a year, each year, for 1,000 years.
    $endgroup$
    – shootshi
    2 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Thanks, please edit your question with the clarification. Never depend on people reading through the comments to find clarifications. Cheers!
    $endgroup$
    – JBH
    2 hours ago
















  • $begingroup$
    Humans considered all celestial bodies to be going around the Earth until a chap named Copernicus (and some of his contemporaries) suggested otherwise. I doubt the size would make a difference or periodicity.
    $endgroup$
    – StephenG
    3 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Welcome to Worldbuilding.SE! We're glad you could join us! When you have a moment, please click here to learn more about our culture and take our tour. What do you mean by "occurring for 1,000 years"? Do you mean the moon is in the sky, visible and basically the same size, for a 1,000 year period, or that the inhabitants see it once every 1,000 years, like a comet?
    $endgroup$
    – JBH
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    @StephenG true, but not all of them were considered moons.
    $endgroup$
    – shootshi
    2 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    @JBH thank you :) No, no, I want it to be much smaller to lessen the impact on the system. But what I mean is the ideal scenario for it to be visible once a year, each year, for 1,000 years.
    $endgroup$
    – shootshi
    2 hours ago










  • $begingroup$
    Thanks, please edit your question with the clarification. Never depend on people reading through the comments to find clarifications. Cheers!
    $endgroup$
    – JBH
    2 hours ago















$begingroup$
Humans considered all celestial bodies to be going around the Earth until a chap named Copernicus (and some of his contemporaries) suggested otherwise. I doubt the size would make a difference or periodicity.
$endgroup$
– StephenG
3 hours ago




$begingroup$
Humans considered all celestial bodies to be going around the Earth until a chap named Copernicus (and some of his contemporaries) suggested otherwise. I doubt the size would make a difference or periodicity.
$endgroup$
– StephenG
3 hours ago












$begingroup$
Welcome to Worldbuilding.SE! We're glad you could join us! When you have a moment, please click here to learn more about our culture and take our tour. What do you mean by "occurring for 1,000 years"? Do you mean the moon is in the sky, visible and basically the same size, for a 1,000 year period, or that the inhabitants see it once every 1,000 years, like a comet?
$endgroup$
– JBH
2 hours ago




$begingroup$
Welcome to Worldbuilding.SE! We're glad you could join us! When you have a moment, please click here to learn more about our culture and take our tour. What do you mean by "occurring for 1,000 years"? Do you mean the moon is in the sky, visible and basically the same size, for a 1,000 year period, or that the inhabitants see it once every 1,000 years, like a comet?
$endgroup$
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@StephenG true, but not all of them were considered moons.
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$begingroup$
@StephenG true, but not all of them were considered moons.
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$begingroup$
@JBH thank you :) No, no, I want it to be much smaller to lessen the impact on the system. But what I mean is the ideal scenario for it to be visible once a year, each year, for 1,000 years.
$endgroup$
– shootshi
2 hours ago




$begingroup$
@JBH thank you :) No, no, I want it to be much smaller to lessen the impact on the system. But what I mean is the ideal scenario for it to be visible once a year, each year, for 1,000 years.
$endgroup$
– shootshi
2 hours ago












$begingroup$
Thanks, please edit your question with the clarification. Never depend on people reading through the comments to find clarifications. Cheers!
$endgroup$
– JBH
2 hours ago




$begingroup$
Thanks, please edit your question with the clarification. Never depend on people reading through the comments to find clarifications. Cheers!
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Yes. That would be a kind of quasi-satellite.



And Earth already has a small one - it's called Cruithne. At perigee, a larger Cruithne might well be visible, always in the same section of the sky.



enter image description here



A larger body would be less stable, but if you only need one thousand years, I think it could work out.






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    A comet could fill this role. Comets are notoriously bright.



    comet
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Comet_P1_McNaught02_-_23-01-07.jpg



    I like the tail but you could have your celestial body be made of something more solid, equally reflective, but not falling apart and leaving the tail.



    Comets also have very elliptical orbits and visit infrequently. In this list of periodic comets, 3200 Phaeton has a period of 1.4 years - very short by comet standards.



    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3200_Phaethon



    3200 phaeton orbit



    So: your second moon is a very bright short period comet. That seems plausible.






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      Yes. That would be a kind of quasi-satellite.



      And Earth already has a small one - it's called Cruithne. At perigee, a larger Cruithne might well be visible, always in the same section of the sky.



      enter image description here



      A larger body would be less stable, but if you only need one thousand years, I think it could work out.






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        Yes. That would be a kind of quasi-satellite.



        And Earth already has a small one - it's called Cruithne. At perigee, a larger Cruithne might well be visible, always in the same section of the sky.



        enter image description here



        A larger body would be less stable, but if you only need one thousand years, I think it could work out.






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          Yes. That would be a kind of quasi-satellite.



          And Earth already has a small one - it's called Cruithne. At perigee, a larger Cruithne might well be visible, always in the same section of the sky.



          enter image description here



          A larger body would be less stable, but if you only need one thousand years, I think it could work out.






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          Yes. That would be a kind of quasi-satellite.



          And Earth already has a small one - it's called Cruithne. At perigee, a larger Cruithne might well be visible, always in the same section of the sky.



          enter image description here



          A larger body would be less stable, but if you only need one thousand years, I think it could work out.







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              A comet could fill this role. Comets are notoriously bright.



              comet
              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Comet_P1_McNaught02_-_23-01-07.jpg



              I like the tail but you could have your celestial body be made of something more solid, equally reflective, but not falling apart and leaving the tail.



              Comets also have very elliptical orbits and visit infrequently. In this list of periodic comets, 3200 Phaeton has a period of 1.4 years - very short by comet standards.



              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3200_Phaethon



              3200 phaeton orbit



              So: your second moon is a very bright short period comet. That seems plausible.






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                A comet could fill this role. Comets are notoriously bright.



                comet
                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Comet_P1_McNaught02_-_23-01-07.jpg



                I like the tail but you could have your celestial body be made of something more solid, equally reflective, but not falling apart and leaving the tail.



                Comets also have very elliptical orbits and visit infrequently. In this list of periodic comets, 3200 Phaeton has a period of 1.4 years - very short by comet standards.



                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3200_Phaethon



                3200 phaeton orbit



                So: your second moon is a very bright short period comet. That seems plausible.






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                  A comet could fill this role. Comets are notoriously bright.



                  comet
                  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Comet_P1_McNaught02_-_23-01-07.jpg



                  I like the tail but you could have your celestial body be made of something more solid, equally reflective, but not falling apart and leaving the tail.



                  Comets also have very elliptical orbits and visit infrequently. In this list of periodic comets, 3200 Phaeton has a period of 1.4 years - very short by comet standards.



                  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3200_Phaethon



                  3200 phaeton orbit



                  So: your second moon is a very bright short period comet. That seems plausible.






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                  A comet could fill this role. Comets are notoriously bright.



                  comet
                  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Comet_P1_McNaught02_-_23-01-07.jpg



                  I like the tail but you could have your celestial body be made of something more solid, equally reflective, but not falling apart and leaving the tail.



                  Comets also have very elliptical orbits and visit infrequently. In this list of periodic comets, 3200 Phaeton has a period of 1.4 years - very short by comet standards.



                  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3200_Phaethon



                  3200 phaeton orbit



                  So: your second moon is a very bright short period comet. That seems plausible.







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