Using the results from Problem, find the angular momentum of Halley’s comet (a) at perihelion and (b) at aphelion. (Take the mass of Halley’s comet to be 9.8 × 1014 kg.)
Problem
IP Halley’s Comet Halley’s comet, which passes around the Sun every 76 years, has an elliptical orbit. When closest to the Sun (perihelion) it is at a distance of 8.823 × 1010 m and moves with a speed of 54.6 km/s. The greatest distance between Halley’s comet and the Sun (aphelion) is 6.152 × 1012 m. (a) Is the speed of Halley’s comet greater than or less than 54.6 km/s when it is at aphelion? Explain, (b) Calculate its speed ai aphelion.
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