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Could two identical or slightly different planets (or planet-like objects if you want to be pedantic) form a binary pair that then orbit some other larger gravitic object (like a star)?

I was inspired by Could twin planets exist and share the same orbit?Could twin planets exist and share the same orbit? which I thought initially was asking the question I'm asking, but wasn't.

Could two identical or slightly different planets (or planet-like objects if you want to be pedantic) form a binary pair that then orbit some other larger gravitic object (like a star)?

I was inspired by Could twin planets exist and share the same orbit? which I thought initially was asking the question I'm asking, but wasn't.

Could two identical or slightly different planets (or planet-like objects if you want to be pedantic) form a binary pair that then orbit some other larger gravitic object (like a star)?

I was inspired by Could twin planets exist and share the same orbit? which I thought initially was asking the question I'm asking, but wasn't.

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Could two planet-like objects be created-as or form a binary pair that orbits something else?

Could two identical or slightly different planets (or planet-like objects if you want to be pedantic) form a binary pair that then orbit some other larger gravitic object (like a star)?

I was inspired by Could twin planets exist and share the same orbit? which I thought initially was asking the question I'm asking, but wasn't.