Can a planet orbit two stars in a binary star system?

I would imagine in most binary systems where one star is much bigger than the other there might be planets orbiting just the primary star. But is it possible for a planet to orbit two stars in a system where both stars have similar masses and orbit one anther and if so, have such planets been found?Can a planet orbit two stars in a binary star system?Yes.

.Can a planet orbit two stars in a binary star system?
Yes. Theoretically, if two stars were equipoised (symetric opposition) without any interference of matter between them, then the orbiting planet would be "slingshotted" out into space when it reached the point of exact tension, BUT if there was matter orbiting either planet it may cause a counterbalance of force at the time the planet and matter reached simultaneity in orbit...which would cause the planet to switch orbit into the field of greater star mass which the matter tipped scale for. Could this hypothetical synchronicity occur forever assuming the orbiting matter and planets arrived at equipoise simultaneously again and again to throw the planet into the other stars orbit? Possible, but not probable.Can a planet orbit two stars in a binary star system?Yes, that is indeed the case when you have two stars in contact or nearly so. Stars such as ER Vulpeculae or W Ursae Majoris fall into this category. In double star systems where the members are farther apart, a planet can exist in a stable orbit around one of the stars without interference from the other. Planets have been found in wide double stars already. Although I do not know of any circling a close or contact binary star, it's certainly possible for a planet to circle both stars in a distant orbit. We just haven't been looking long enough to find planets in 20 or 30 year orbits yet.Can a planet orbit two stars in a binary star system?
If the two stars were close enough together and the planet was far enough away from both then a stable orbit is possible. There may be eccentricities in the orbit but it would be sustainable.



I personally don't know if one has been found, but given the numbers of exoplanets found, and the extremes of some of these systems, It seems possible.Can a planet orbit two stars in a binary star system?Yes, it is possible. Currently scientists believe if juipter was any bigger it would become a star because its core is made of hydrogen and helium so if it was a little hotter and bigger it would create atomic reactions joining hydrogen and helium atoms together and apart therefore it would create atomic reactions.
This is just an educated guess I'm not an astronomer or a physicist of any type, just a 19 year old guy w/ an idea. But if a planet was in a binary system w/ similar masses, then to me the planet wouldn't orbit at all, it would be caught in between both stars and it would seem as if the stars would orbit the planet...idk I can picture it in my head but it probably sounds like a silly idea to youCan a planet orbit two stars in a binary star system?
Yes it can. I have asked a similar question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;鈥?/a>
Quite a few exoplanets have been found as part of binary star systems, but I don't know if they orbit one or both stars.Can a planet orbit two stars in a binary star system?
If 2 stars were close enough to both attract the same planet, would they not attract eachother to the point of colliding?
Yes, such a planet has been found.

Far out from a close binary system.
yes, why not..

or do you expect it will get sucked up that fast? (only if it was in a fixed distance from both stars)