What would be the period of a (hypothetical) solar-system planet whose orbit has a semimajor axis of 4 AU?  Of an asteroid with a semimajor axis of 10 AU?

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What would be the period of a (hypothetical) solar-system planet whose orbit has a semimajor axis of 4 AU?  Of an asteroid with a semimajor axis of 10 AU?  

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