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kamilo84

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What is the period of revolution of a planet in circular orbit around a star of 4.0 solar masses if it is at a distance from the star equal to that of the Earth from the Sun?

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Calculate the Earth's angular momentum in the approximation that treats the Earth's orbit around the sun as a circle. (MSun = 1.99  1030 kg; T = 3.156  107 s; ME = 5.98  1024 kg.)



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Leostella20

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Answer to Question 1

0.50 year

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2.67  1040 kgm2/s




kamilo84

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Reply 2 on: Jul 28, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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