Based on the orbital properties of Uranus, how far across the sky in arc seconds does it travel in one Earth day? The average orbital radius is 2.88 x 10° km and the period is 84.0 years. (Assume Uranus and the Earth are at the closest point to one another in their orbits.) How many full Moons does this distance cover if the Moon has an angular diameter of 0.5 degrees? Part 1 of 4 We first need to determine how fast the planet is moving across the sky. If we know the period and the distance between the Sun and the planet we can calculate the velocity using: 2ar which will tell us how many kilometers the planet travels in a day if we convert the period into days. Pdays = (P years ] days/year) Pays days %3D

Based on the orbital properties of Uranus, how far across the sky in arc seconds does it travel in one Earth day? The average orbital radius is 2.88 x 10° km and the period is 84.0 years. (Assume Uranus and the Earth are at the closest point to one another in their orbits.) How many full Moons does this distance cover if the Moon has an angular diameter of 0.5 degrees? Part 1 of 4 We first need to determine how fast the planet is moving across the sky. If we know the period and the distance between the Sun and the planet we can calculate the velocity using: 2ar which will tell us how many kilometers the planet travels in a day if we convert the period into days. Pdays = (P years ] days/year) Pays days %3D

The Solar System

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Chapter16: Meteorites, Asteroids, And Comets

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