A newly discovered planet orbits a star with the same mass as the Sun with a semi-major axis of 284.24 million kilometers. Its orbital eccentricity is 0.4. Find the planet's orbital period. Find the planet's perihelion distance. Find the planet's aphelion distance.

A newly discovered planet orbits a star with the same mass as the Sun with a semi-major axis of 284.24 million kilometers. Its orbital eccentricity is 0.4. Find the planet's orbital period. Find the planet's perihelion distance. Find the planet's aphelion distance.

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A newly discovered planet orbits a star with the same mass as the Sun with a semi-major axis of 284.24 million kilometers. Its orbital eccentricity is 0.4.

Find the planet's orbital period.

Find the planet's perihelion distance.

Find the planet's aphelion distance.

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