You observe a star orbiting the massive object at the galactic center at a speed of...
Suppose you observe a star orbiting the galactic center at a speed of 1500 km/s in a circular orbit with a radius of 16 light-days. Calculate the mass of the object that the star is orbiting.
Suppose you observe a star orbiting the galactic center at a speed of 1000 km/s in a circular orbit with a radius of 16 light-days. Calculate the mass of the object that the star is orbiting.
Suppose you observe a star orbiting the galactic center at a speed of 1200 km/s in a circular orbit with a radius of 25 light- days. Part A Calculate the mass of the object that the star is orbiting. Express your answer using two significant figures. A O O ? | TO ADD Mobj = 1.38 · 1037 Mgun Submit Previous Answers Request Answer X Incorrect; Try Again; One attempt remaining < Return to Assignment Provide Feedback
Astronomers have observed a small, massive object at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. A ring of material orbits this massive object; the ring has a diameter of about 10 light years and an orbital speed of about 210 km/s . A) Determine the mass of the massive object at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Give your answer in kilograms. B) Give your answer in solar masses (one solar mass is the mass of the sun). C)...
(25 points) A star known as S2 is in orbit around a massive, dark object thought to be a black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. Based on the spectral type of the star, S2's mass is about 15Mo. The period of the orbit is about 15 years, the eccentricity of the orbit is about 0.9, and the semimajor axis of the orbit is about 1000 AU. Remember that IAU = 1.5 × 1013 cm. In solar...
Plaskett's binary system consists of two stars that revolve in a circular orbit about a center of mass midway between them. This statement implies that the masses of the two stars are equal (see figure below). Assume the orbital speed of each star is |v vector| = 170 km/s and the orbital period of each is 14.5 days. Find the mass M of each star. (For comparison, the mass of our Sun is 1.99 times 10^30 kg.) 1.02e-9 If you...
A star near the visible edge of a galaxy travels in a uniform circular orbit. It is 42,700 ly (light-years) from the galactic center and has a speed of 275 km/s. Estimate the total mass of the galaxy based on the motion of the star. Gravitational constant is 6.674×10−11 m3/(kg·s2) and mass of the Sun Ms=1.99 × 1030 kg. The total visible mass (i.e., matter we can detect via electromagnetic radiation) of the galaxy is 1011 solar masses. What fraction...
A planet of mass m=2.95×1024 kg is orbiting in a circular path a star of mass M=1.75×1029 kg . The radius of the orbit is R=6.25×107 km . What is the orbital period (in Earth days) of the planet Tplanet ?
A star is orbiting a stationary star with an orbital period of 19.0 months. The distance between the two stars is known to be 100 million km. Calculate the mass of the stationary star, assuming a circular orbit.
2. A new Earth-like planet is found orbiting a distant star with a circular orbit. The it takes 1.3 Earth years for the planet to make a full circle around it's star. The star has a radius 5 x 1011m. The altitude of the planet's orbit is 8 x 105 km. Find the mass of the star that the new planet is orbiting.