Planets do not orbit precisely around the Sun
The article explains that the Sun and planets do not orbit a fixed point at the Sun's center but instead move around their common barycenter due to gravitational forces. Jupiter's mass is significant enough to shift the barycenter outside the Sun, causing the Sun to make a small "wobble." This movement is used by astronomers to detect additional exoplanets by observing variations in a star's position.
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