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[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

The barycenter is different for each planet-sun (or any two object) pairing.

The earth and moon have a barycenter which is beneath the surface of earth. Likewise, the barycenter of the sun-earth pair is below the surface of the sun

Edit:

The barycenter of our solar system orbits the center of our galaxy (again in a barycentric manner)