gravitational wave effects from the orbiting of the planets?

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gravitational wave effects from the orbiting of the planets around the sun:

Are there any?

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gravitational wave effects from the orbiting of the planets?

Yes and they are too small to measure.

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The Wikipedia article section

The Wikipedia article section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_wave#Orbital_decay_from_gravitational_radiation has some calculations on the effects of the GW radiated by Earth as it orbits the Sun, also some more in the following sections.

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RE: The Wikipedia article

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The Wikipedia article section https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_wave#Orbital_decay_from_gravitational_radiation has some calculations on the effects of the GW radiated by Earth as it orbits the Sun, also some more in the following sections.

Thanks for that link. That was super-enlightening for me.

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