Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!vax135!ariel!houti!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!CSvax:Pucc-H:Physics:els From: CSvax:Pucc-H:Physics:els@pur-ee.UUCP Newsgroups: net.physics Subject: Re: "Births of stars and their orbits" Message-ID: <782@pur-phy.UUCP> Date: Wed, 15-Jun-83 10:02:10 EDT Article-I.D.: pur-phy.782 Posted: Wed Jun 15 10:02:10 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Jun-83 21:13:35 EDT References: tektroni.1181 Lines: 10 Don't forget that these stars have had ~5 billion years in which to get scattered. (That's 25 galactic orbits!) This ought to be enough time for both internal and external interaction to disperse our 'cousins'. Also, many of the sun's partners are probably red dwarfs and can't be seen from very far away. els[Eric Strobel] pur-ee!pur-phy!els