A new asteroid is discovered to have an orbital period of 4.685 yrs. Calculate the average orbital radius in kilometers.

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Q: An asteroid passes its perigee at a radius of 7350km and a velocity of 8.793km/s. The asteroid from…

A: Given data: -  The asteroid passes its perigee at a radius R = 7350 km. The asteroid from periapsis…

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A: Given data: The diameter of the asteroid (D) = 0.872 km = 872 m Density of the asteroid ρ= 3000…

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A: Given: asteroid mass   m = 47000 kg; semi major axis   a =3.7 AU ; eccentricity   e=0.67; mass of…

Q: An asteroid is observed to be on a superior orbit with a synodic period of 466.6 days. What are the…

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Q: The orbit of a certain asteroid around the sun has period 7.85 yand eccentricity 0.250. Find…

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Q: moon of Saturn takes 0.94 days to orbit at a distance of 1.9 ✕ 105 km from the center of the planet.…

A: Given: The period of the moon is 0.94 days. The distance of the moon from Saturn is 1.9x105 km.

Q: A large asteroid is discovered orbiting the Sun with a period of 8 years. What is its average…

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Q: The European Space Agency puts a satellite into orbit around an asteroid. The orbital period is…

A: orbital period = 44 hour 36 min 41 sec diameter of path = 180 km Radius of path = 90 km

Q: Calculate the orbital diameter of an Asteroid that orbits the sun with an orbital period of 4.7…

A: Given Orbital period T = 4.7 years = 4.7 x 365 x 24 x 60 x 60 s =  148,219,200 s Known Values Mass…