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Merge other mass articles with this one?

With "concerns" about the stubbyness of some mass articles, should the Solar mass article be merged into this?

Should other mass articles; Jupiter mass, Earth mass, Lunar mass be merged into this article?

This could be done under a heading "Other units used in Astronomy". HarryAlffa (talk) 11:32, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Solar mass

Jupiter mass

Earth mass

Lunar mass

Discussion

I would prefer a separate article on planetary mass rather than merging them here: they are empirical quantities rather than a system of units. Physchim62 (talk) 08:33, 22 September 2009 (UTC)

Sounds good to me.TStein (talk) 15:46, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
Is the mass of Jupiter an IAU standard? I didn't see it listed in the referenced document.—RJH (talk) 16:50, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
The mass of Jupiter is not a standard. The best estimates come from it being an adjusted parameter in solar system ephemerides, in which the unit of mass is the solar mass. You can also create separate "Jovian" ephemerides, but I think the accuracy of these is much less that the ones based on the solar system as a whole. Physchim62 (talk) 19:39, 22 September 2009 (UTC)
Alright, we have Physchim62 and TStein at this page, and at Talk:Jupiter we have Kheider and myself in clear support of a merged planetary mass article, to merge Jupiter mass and Earth mass. I would say this is probably sufficient consensus: are there any other suggestions, or any objections? Iridia (talk) 00:34, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
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