Foundations of Astrophysics, 1st Edition (PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR WORK) 11.7: Comet Halley has a perihelion distance...
Foundations of Astrophysics, 1st Edition (PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR WORK)
11.7: Comet Halley has a perihelion distance q = .587 AU and orbital eccentricity e = .967.
a) What is the semimajor axis of its orbit?
b) What is its orbital speed at perihelion?
c) What is its aphelion distance?
d) What is its orbital speed at aphelion?
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