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What would be the period of a (hypothetical) solar-system planet whose orbit has a semimajor axis of 4 AU? Of an asteroid with a semimajor axis of 10 AU?

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Chapter13: Comets And Asteroids: Debris Of The Solar System

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Problem 28E: What is the period of revolution about the Sun for an asteroid with a semi-major axis of 3 AU in the...

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