Scientists once hypothesized the existence of a planet called Vulcan to explain Mercury's precession. Vulcan is supposed to be between Mercury and the Sun with a solar distance equal to 2/3 of that of Mercury. What would be its supposed period?

Scientists once hypothesized the existence of a planet called Vulcan to explain Mercury's precession. Vulcan is supposed to be between Mercury and the Sun with a solar distance equal to 2/3 of that of Mercury. What would be its supposed period?

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2. Scientists once hypothesized the existence of a planet called Vulcan to
explain Mercury's precession. Vulcan is supposed to be between Mercury and
the Sun with a solar distance equal to 2/3 of that of Mercury. What would be
its supposed period?

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