The orbit of the comet Kohoutek is about 44 astronomical units wide by 3600 astronomical units long. (One astronomical unit AU is the semimajor axis of the Earth's orbit, about 92,600,000 miles.) Find the eccentricity of the orbit. [Hint: e = v(a^2-b^2)/a, where e = eccentricity of the ellipse.] 0.9999

The orbit of the comet Kohoutek is about 44 astronomical units wide by 3600 astronomical units long. (One astronomical unit AU is the semimajor axis of the Earth's orbit, about 92,600,000 miles.) Find the eccentricity of the orbit. [Hint: e = v(a^2-b^2)/a, where e = eccentricity of the ellipse.] 0.9999

Astronomy

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Chapter3: Orbits And Gravity

Section: Chapter Questions

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