A planet of mass 5.8 x 1024 kg orbits a star of mass 1.6 x 1030 kg in a circular orbit 10 x 1011 m from its center.  Calculate the period of the orbit, in Earth years.  Use G = 6.7 x 10-11 N m2/ kg2 and that one Earth year is 3.15 x 107 s. (Please answer to the fourth decimal place - i.e 14.3225)

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A planet of mass 5.8 x 1024 kg orbits a star of mass 1.6 x 1030 kg in a circular orbit 10 x 1011 m from its center.  Calculate the period of the orbit, in Earth years.  Use G = 6.7 x 10-11 N m2/ kg2 and that one Earth year is 3.15 x 107 s.

(Please answer to the fourth decimal place - i.e 14.3225)

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