Apophis has an elliptical orbit about the Sun, with a perihelion distance of 0.746 AU and aphelion distance of 1.10 AU. What is the period of its orbit (in years)?

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Q: Calculate the period T of a planet whose orbit has a semimajor axis of 36 AU.

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Q: Jupiter has a 320 times bigger mass and a 1320 times bigger volume than Earth, and its day lasts 9…

A: mass of jupiter (m) = 320×mass of earth = 320×6×1024 kg = 1.92×1027 kg

Q: Calculate the period T of a planet whose orbit has a semimajor axis of 2.4 AU. y

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Q: Neptune orbits the Sun with an orbital radius of 4.495 x 10^12 m. If the earth to sun distance 1A.U.…

A: 1 A.U.=1.5×1011 m1 year=3.156×107 s

Q: In 2009, NASA's Messenger spacecraft became the second spacecraft to orbit the planet Mercury. The…

A: Given, height=125 miles=125x1609m=201125m RMercury = 2.44 x 106 m MMercury = 3.30 x 1023 kg So,…

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Q: Which of the following are, or follow directly from, Kepler's Laws of planetary motion? Check all…

A: Required : Which of the statements  follow directly from, Kepler's Laws of planetary motion.

Q: One of Saturn's moons is named Mimas. The mean orbital distance of Mimas is 1.87 x 108 m. The mean…

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Q: The table below illustrates data on Kepler's 3rd Law for the first six planets. Use it to estimate…

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