010: A new planet (tentatively named “Melmac") is found in a circular orbit with a period of 571 years. The sun has a mass of 1.9891x1030 kg. How far away is the planet in Astronomical Units (AU) ? Note: An A.U. is 1.496x1011 m.

010: A new planet (tentatively named “Melmac") is found in a circular orbit with a period of 571 years. The sun has a mass of 1.9891x1030 kg. How far away is the planet in Astronomical Units (AU) ? Note: An A.U. is 1.496x1011 m.

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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