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A planet has a mass of 1.5 times the mass of the Earth and a radius that is 2 times the radius of Earth. The planet orbi

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2022 1:01 pm
by answerhappygod
A planet has a mass of 1.5 times the mass of the Earth and aradius that is 2 times the radius of Earth. The planet orbits astar that is 3 times the mass of the Sun and has a radius of 2times that of the Sun. The planet has an orbital radius of7.5X10^12m around the star.
a) What is the orbital period? (Answer: 6.5X10^9s)
b) What is the orbital velocity? (Answer: 7280m/s)