An imaginary planet takes about 3 years to orbit the Sun. Based on Kepler's laws, what is the semi-major axis of its orbit (average distance from the Sun) in AU (astronomical units)?
An imaginary planet takes about 3 years to orbit the Sun. Based on Kepler's laws, what...
9. A comet has a period of 76.3 years and moves in elliptical orbit in which its perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) is 0.610 AU (Astronomical Units). Find (a) the semi-major axis of the comet and (b) an estimate of the comet's maximum distance from the Sun, both in astronomical units
SCADO 10. A certain planet orbits the Sun with a period of 84 years. What is its distance from the Sun in Astronomical Units? (1 AU = the average distance between the Earth and the Sun)
An object takes 29.5 years to orbit the Sun. What is its average distance from the Sun? a. 29.5 AU b. 14.75 AU c. 9.55 AU
I need to prove Keplers laws with calculus. 1.- The orbit of a planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two foci. 2.- A line segment joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time. 3.- The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.
(1) Halley's Comet and Kepler's Laws: Halley's Comet orbits the Sun every 76.0 years. Its elliptical orbit has an eccentricity of 0.97. Using that information and the Kepler material in Math Insight Box 3.2 (p.70) and Figures 3.16, 3.17 and 3.18: 40 points total] (a) Find the comet's average distance from the Sun (semimajor axis, a) (b) Find its closest and furthest distances from the Sun: the Perihelion & Aphelion distances.
A comet orbits the sun at an average distance of about 13.6 astronomical units (AU). Based on the Kepler's third of planetary motion. Determine when we will see this comet next time if it was last seen in 2020?
The orbit of a planet around a sun is an elipse with the sun at one focus. The sphetion of a planet is its greatest distance from the sun, its perheton is its shortest distance, and its mean distance is the length of the serimajor axis of the eliptical orbit. If a planet has a perihelion of 406.5 milion miles and a mean distance of 408 milion mies, write an equation for the orbit of the planet around the sun...
A comet has a period of 72.3 years and moves in an elliptical orbit in which its perihelion (closest approach to the Sun) is 0.650 AU. Find the semimajor axis of the comet and an estimate of the comet's maximum distance from the Sun, both in astronomical units. (a.) the semimajor axis of the comet (in AU). (b.) an estimate of the comet's maximum distance (in AU) from the Sun.
Question 7 (0.5 points) What causes the Moon to move about 12° across the sky from one night to the next (at the same time of night, of course)? O Because the Earth is turning on its axis. O Because the Moon is moving in its orbit. The Sun has also moved 15° across the sky and gravitationally pulls the Moon with it. The celestial sphere the Moon is attached to has moved 15°. O It is an optical illusion....
A comet orbits the Sun in 4,063 years. What is its average orbital distance from the Sun? Express your answer in AU (enter "AU" for units) and round it to the nearest integer А. An asteroid orbits the Sun at an average orbital distance of 3.12 AU. What is its average orbital period? Express your answer in years (enter "years" for units) and round it to two decimals. В. A moon orbits a planet in 1.5 days. What is the...