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  • Not really. You calculate the orbit/position based on its position in the sky relative to stars. You calculate its size based on brightness. As you're measuring two different things, uncertainty about one doesn't mean uncertainty about the other

    Like a car driving towards you with headlights on. You don't need to know what colour it is to know where it's going

  • Like a car driving towards you with headlights on. You don't need to know what colour it is to know where it's going

    If the car is heading away from you, it's red. If it's heading towards you, it's blue. SCIENCE!

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