Assuming a night lasts 11 hours, how many total meteors from Swift Tuttle's comet could you see at the rate of 8 per hour?

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Assuming a night lasts 11 hours, how many total meteors from Swift Tuttle's comet could you see at the rate of 8 per hour?

 

A comet has an orbital period of 96 years. What is its average distance (in AU) from the Sun?

 

 

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