A newly discovered planet orbits a distant star with the same mass as the Sun at an average distance of 122 million kilometers. Its orbital eccentricity is 0.6. What is the planet's orbital period? And how do you find the planet's nearest and farthest orbital distances from its star?

A newly discovered planet orbits a distant star with the same mass as the Sun at an average distance of 122 million kilometers. Its orbital eccentricity is 0.6. What is the planet's orbital period? And how do you find the planet's nearest and farthest orbital distances from its star?

Astronomy

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Chapter3: Orbits And Gravity

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6E: Which major planet has the largest . . . A. semimajor axis? B. average orbital speed around the Sun?...

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A newly discovered planet orbits a distant star with the same mass as the Sun at an average distance of 122 million kilometers. Its orbital eccentricity is 0.6.

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