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Suppose that a comet that was seen in 502 A.D. by Chinese astronomers was spotted again in year 1977. Assume the time between
observations is the period of the comet and take its eccentricity as 0.992. What are (a) the semimajor axis of the comet's orbit and (b)
its greatest distance from the Sun?
(a) Number i
(b) Number
Units
m
Units
m
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Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that a comet that was seen in 502 A.D. by Chinese astronomers was spotted again in year 1977. Assume the time between observations is the period of the comet and take its eccentricity as 0.992. What are (a) the semimajor axis of the comet's orbit and (b) its greatest distance from the Sun? (a) Number i (b) Number Units m Units m
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