The perihelion and aphelion distances of Saturn.
It has been determined that the perihelion distance of Saturn from the Sun is
Given:
The eccentricities and semi-major axis of the planets and Pluto.
Concept used:
The eccentricity of an elliptic orbit is given as
The perihelion distance from the Sun is
Calculation:
It can be found from the given table that the eccentricity of Saturn is
Then, for Saturn,
Put these values in
Simplifying,
Then, the perihelion distance of Saturn from the Sun is given as,
Similarly, the aphelion distance of Saturn from the Sun is given as,
Thus, the perihelion distance of Saturn from the Sun is
Conclusion:
It has been determined that the perihelion distance of Saturn from the Sun is
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