How cacan you tell, from naked-eye observation alone, whether a particular object in the sky is a planet?

Q: These two planets - TYC 8998- 760-1 b and now, c- are considered the first multi-planet system to be…

A: Gravitation force  F = Gm1 m2 /r2

Q: 6. How much more/less would you weigh on the surface of Pluto? Give your answer as a number of…

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Q: Venus can be as bright as apparent magnitude -4.7 when at a distance of about 1 AU. How many times…

A: From inverse square law: Therefore, Since the brightness is directly proportional to the…

Q: When you have calculated them, only submit the value for Earth. Planet Distance from the sun…

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Q: What is the angular diameter of Saturn (in degrees) as seen from the surface of Dione?

A: In this question we have to find angular diameter of Saturn from the surface of dione  Distance…

Q: What is the difference between the Oort cloud and Kuiper belt of objects?

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Q: A Sense of Proportion: Mercury averages only 0.39 AU from the Sun, Venus 0.72 AU and Mars 1.52 AU.…

A: Given, distance from the sun to mars = 0.39 AU distance from the sun to venus = 0.72 AU distance…

Q: A Sense of Proportion: Neptune is about 50,000 km in diameter, and its largest moon, Triton, is…

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Q: In the previous lab, we calculated the area in between Mars' and Jupiter's orbit to be ~1.6e18 km2.…

A: Given: The area between Mars and Jupiter belt, A = 1.6×1018 km No. Of asteroids in the belt, n =…

Q: An asteroid orbits the Sun in a 3:2 resonance with Jupiter. What is its orbital period (in years)?…

A: SOlution: given that P asteroid / PJup = 3:2

Q: How would the density change on another planet?

A: Given data:   The mass of the object is: M The gravity acceleration is: g The volume of the object…

Q: 4. Calculate the average speed of the toy car. Use the weakest link rule to determine the…

A: Considering the toy car travelled distance is 6m and taken time is 5s.The average speed is,

Q: What processes cleared the nebula away and ended planet building?

A: The four main reasons for clearing of protosolar nebula are : 1. Radiative Pressure : The light…

Q: Assume L = 140 000 km. Sun Answer: h= i SX Not to scale Earth L (105) km

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Q: What is the Roche limit, and what does it have to do with planetary rings?

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Q: An object takes 68 years to orbit the Sun. What is its average distance (in AU) from the Sun?

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Q: Why dont Terresttrial planets have ring systems like Jovian planets

A: Terrestrial planets are small, rocky, dense and have Earth like structures. The terrestrial planets…

Q: Which one is the nearest galaxccy to earth?

A: The nearest galaxy is at 236,000,000,000,000,000 km (25,000 light years) from the Sun.

Q: 2 - Write. the.accelcratian the motian. .r.(t=(03t+tsint).i+.Lsint.-t cost) j. t>c.. .in. the farm.…

A: r(t)=(cos t + t sin t)i +(sin t-t cos t)j derivative w.r.t t drdt=(-sin t +tcos t+sint) i + (cost…

Q: Do planets cast shadows? What is your evidence?

A: Yes, planets cast shadows.

Q: Let's use Kepler's laws for the inner planets. Use the following distances from the sun to calculate…

A: Given The mean distance of mercury from the sun is r=58 million km = 58×106 km. By unit…

Q: 3. Using the instruments from problem 1, you can take the following measurements for the distance a…

A: As per our guidelines, we are answering only the first question. If you want more questions to be…

Q: Next you will (1) convert your measurement of the semi-major axis from arcseconds to AU, (2) convert…

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Q: Like all planets, the planet Venus orbits the Sun in periodic motion and simultaneously spins about…

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Q: rhe moon has a mass of 7.34 x 10 4 kg and a radius of 1.74 x 105 meters. If you have a mass of 66…

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Q: An asteroid orbits the Sun in a 3:2 resonance with Jupiter. What is its orbital period (in years)?…

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Q: planet Orbital Semi- T? (s') R ( m³) T?/R period (years) major axis (A. U.'s) Mercury 0.241 0.387…

A: According to Kepler’s third law, the square of the time period (T) of the revolution of a planet…

Q: The angle on the sky between Venus and the Sun is measured to be 46.3° when Venus is at greatest…

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Q: You can determine the radius of a planet by measuring the change in the flux coming from the star…

A: Write the expression for change in flux by transit method. ∆FF=Rplanet2Rsteller2

Q: why is it pie - (pie/6)?   why is it not in quadrant 3?

A: ϕ is the phase constant.  A sine function can be written as,…

Q: At what average distances (in AU) from the Sun would you expect to find Kirkwood gaps where the…

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Q: Calculate the periad T of a planet whose orbit A} has a samimapr axis of 39 A . B) calculate the…

A: (A) The mass of sun is 1.989×1030 kg. From Kepler’s law, the expression for the time period is:…

Q: Procedure  Table 11.1 presents Djup and Pday for the major Jovian satellites. First use these data…

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Q: What would your escare velocitybe frema plane t wit ha radius Of 6.70 Million meters and a mass of…

A: Answer: The escape velocity of an object on this planet would be equal to 10628.26 m/s.

Q: b)- A Yofe of nifabm dersity is hongung ventiale from Ceching Caleubete the time a txchaverse wive…

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Q: A planet is detected at 0.5" from its star. The star is 10 parsecs away. How many AU from its star…

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Q: What diameter telescope is needed to see the separation between Uranus and its largest moon,…

A: The condition for the objects to be resolved is, θ=1.22λdbut,θ=rD⇒rD=1.22λdd=1.22λDr Here, d is the…

Q: What is the ratio of mass of Earth (5.972×10,-kg) to mass of moon (7.348× 10,,kg) in scientific…

A: Given data The mass of the earth is given as me = 5.972 x 1024 kg. The mass of the moon is given as…

Q: 19. Saturn's moon Mimas has an orbital period of T= 82,800 s at a distance of d= 1.87 x 10^8 m from…

A: since here distance and time is given and we have  to calculate the mass we will use 3rd form of…