A newly discovered planet orbits a distant star with the same mass as the Sun at an average distance of 122 million kilometers. Its orbital eccentricity is 0.6. Find the planet's orbital period. Express your answer in years to three significant figures.

A newly discovered planet orbits a distant star with the same mass as the Sun at an average distance of 122 million kilometers. Its orbital eccentricity is 0.6. Find the planet's orbital period. Express your answer in years to three significant figures.

Astronomy

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Author:Andrew Fraknoi; David Morrison; Sidney C. Wolff

Publisher:Andrew Fraknoi; David Morrison; Sidney C. Wolff

Chapter3: Orbits And Gravity

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6E: Which major planet has the largest . . . A. semimajor axis? B. average orbital speed around the Sun?...

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