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Jürgen Vollmer, Universität Leipzig

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 that the Sun mass $m_S$ is $1000$ times larger than the mass of Jupiter, that the Sun mass $m_S$ is $1000$ times larger than the mass of Jupiter,
 the largest planet. the largest planet.
-Therefore, for the motion of the planets we have $(m_1+m_2)/\mu \simeq m_S$+Therefore, for the motion of the planets we have $m_1\:m_2/\mu = m_1+m_2 \simeq m_S$,
 and and
 \begin{align*}  \begin{align*} 
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