Another comet has an orbit about the sun whose semi-major axis is 12 AU, with an eccentricity of 0.77.  What is the closest that this comet gets to the Sun during the course of its orbit?  Answer in AU, but with just a number

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A: Given Data: The radius of a Kearney's Comet is, r=403 km The mass of a Comet is, m=8.45×1015 kg The…

Q: If G = 6.674 ⨉ 10 −11m3/kg/s 2and M Earth= 5.972 ⨉ 10 24kg and the sidereal period of the Earth is…

A: Given : Mass of Earth: 5.972×1024 kg G=6.674×10-11 m3/kg/s Period T=27.32 days

Q: An asteroid orbits the sun in a circle with a period P of 12 years. About how far from the Sun is…

A: period of asteroid  around sun = 12 years period of earth around sun = 1 year distance of earth from…

Q: Which of the following heavenly bodies has the most elliptical orbit about the sun? a. Venus b. Mars…

A: Option e is correct  Halley's comet has the most elliptical orbit about the sun.

Q: One satellite around Neptune has an orbital radius of 3.50 x 10^7 m and an orbital period of 4.42 h.…

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Q: Calculate the period T of a planet whose orbit has a semimajor axis of 20 AU.

A: It is given that,

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Q: For what value of eccentricity, e, would the semi-major axis be the same as the Aphelion distance?…

A: Aphelion is the point in the planet/earth orbit that is farthest from the sun(at foci of the orbit)…

Q: A comet has an orbit about the Sun whose semi-major axis is 17 AU.  What is the period of its orbit?

A: The period (T) in years can be calculated using the relation given by Kepler's law. As semi major…

Q: A comet has an average distance from the sun of 2.3 AU. What is its time in years for it going…

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Q: P. Ganymede is one of the moon of Jupiter. Ganymede's period of revolution around Jupiter is 7.16…

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Q: A comet has an orbit about the Sun whose semi-major axis is 21 AU.  What is the period of its orbit?

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Q: Comets travel around the sun in elliptical orbits with large eccentricities. If a comet has speed…

A: GIVEN THAT let mass of the planet is m Speed   v1 = 2.1 x 104 mt/ sec       distance  r1 = 2.6 x…

Q: At aphelion, a planet's tangential velocity a will be equal to its average tangential velocity will…

A: Answer:- (c)  Will be at its least.  Because  The planet is at maximum distance from the sun .…

Q: Calculate the period T of a planet whose orbit has a semimajor axis of 6.1 AU.

A: Semi-major axis  R = 6.1 AU According to Kepler third law, T2=R3T=R32

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A: Orbital bodies sweep a constant volume per unit time. Hence, speed of a planet is faster at…

Q: Ganymede is a moon of Jupiter (mass = 1.90 x 1027 kg). It orbits Jupiter in a circle of radius 1.07…

A: Given Mass of Jupiter M =1.9*1027 kg   Radius r = 1.07*109 m

Q: A comet is observed to have a semi-major axis a=10 AU and an eccentricity e=0.99975. Which of the…

A: Given : Semi-major axis, a = 10 au Eccentricity of orbit, e = 0.99975

Q: PLANETARY MOTION: Supply the missing value for the eccentricities of the planets Aphelion Perihelion…

A: If a= semi major axis and e is the eccentricity then Aphelion = a(1+e) and Perihelion = a(1-e) We…

Q: Suppose the orbit of a planet is an ellipse of eccentricity e = c/a and period T (Figure ). Use…

A: rmax=1c(1-e)e is eccentricity of elipsethen distance from sun to origin O isx=rmax-awhere a is the…

Q: Calculate the period T of a planet whose orbit has a semimajor axis of 33AU

A: The expression for the required time period is,

Q: The table on the figure gives the mean distance, period, and mass for the four largest moons of…

A: According to Kepler’s law, rearranging the equation will gives the mass,

Q: Comets travel around the sun in elliptical orbits with large eccentricities. If a comet has speed…

A: Given : v1 = 2.5 x 104 m/s d1 = 3 x 1011 m d2 = 5.3 x 1010 m

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

A: Express the relation between sidereal period and synodic period of asteroid in superior orbit.…

Q: Halley's Comet has a period of about 76 years. How distant will this comet be from the Sun?

A: Given: The time period of the comet is 76 years.

Q: Io, one of Jupiter's moons discovered by Galileo, has an orbital period of 1.769 days and a…

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Q: Apophis has an elliptical orbit about the Sun, with a perihelion distance of 0.746 AU and aphelion…

A: In the question it is given that  Apophis has an elliptical orbit about the Sun, with a perihelion…

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

A: Given The time period of orbit is T=7.84 y=7.84×31536000 s=2.47×108 s. The eccentricity is e=0.250.…

Q: A comet has an average distance from the sun of 8.2 AU. What is its time in years for it going…

A: Kepler's third law of planetary motion can be represented mathematically as, T2 = k R3, where T is…

Q: An asteroid having a distance of 4.3 x 107 m from a planet revolves around it once every 26.7 days.…

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Q: Kearney's Comet has a radius of 145. km and orbits the solar system (goes around the Sun) in a…

A: radius of comet, r = 145 km mass of comet , m = 7.25 x 1015 kg  distance between sun and comet , R…

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Q: A comet that was seen in April 574 by Chinese astronomers on a day known by them as the Woo Woo day…

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Q: Saturn is approximately 10 times as far away from the sun as the earth. This means that its orbital…

A: Because Saturn and Earth are rotating around Sun, we can use the formula for centripetal…

Q: A moon has a circular orbit around a planet. It takes 5 days to move 120 degrees around this…

A: time taken by moon to orbit a planet = T time taken by moon to move 120o = 5 days

Q: An asteroid orbits the Sun with semi- major axis = 10 AU and eccentricity e = 0.6. Calculate the…

A: maximum distance of earth from sun= a(1+e) and minimum distance from sun =a(1-e). Hence the ratio of…

Q: Eros has an elliptical orbit about the Sun, with a perihelion distance of 1.13 AU and aphelion…

A: Given: The perihelion distance is 1.13 AU. The aphelion distance is 1.78 AU.

Q: What is the mass of a comet having a radius of 392 km where 825 kg only weighs 147 N?

A: The gravitational acceleration of a comet can be given as, gc=Wm=147 N825 kg=0.178 m/s2

Q: For the calculation of eccentricity of an elliptical orbit, e = c/a, c is the distance from center…

A: Eccentricity is a measure of deviation of the conic section from the circle.Write the expression for…

Q: A comet has an average distance from the sun of 4.6 AU. What is its time in years for it going…

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Q: Suppose a comet orbits the Sun every 79 years and has an eccentricity of 0.93. What is the length of…

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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: Comets travel around the sun in elliptical orbits with large eccentricities. If a comet has speed…

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