A star with half the mass of the Sun has a planet that orbits with an average distance of 0.5 AU from the star.  The planet would have an orbital period of:

Q: Consider two different planetary systems in which the planets are moving on circular orbits. Both…

A: The radius of both orbits = 1 AU 1 AU= 1 Astronomical Unit         = 1.49×1011 m Let VA be the speed…

Q: A planet that has a mass equal to that of the Earth is orbiting a star that has the same mass as the…

A: Mass of the star = Mass of the sun Mass of the planet = Mass of the earth average distance between…

Q: Neptune circles the Sun at a distance of 4.30 x 10^12 m once every 164 yeras. Saturn circles the Sun…

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Q: A star of 1012kg & another star of 1010kg separates by 105m. what is the gravitational force (in…

A: The gravitational force between the two stars is, F=GMmr2

Q: What would be the angular diameter (in arc seconds) of a planet with diameter 8.5 x 105 km and…

A: Given, The diameter of the planet 1: d = 8.5 x 105 km The distance of planet 1 from its star: R1=175…

Q: A day on Splorg lasts the equivalent of 31.7 hours. At the equator, Splorg has a circumference of…

A: a) Radial distanceThe time period of a satellite in an orbit at a given height calculated as

Q: What is the magnitude of the force of gravity exerted on a planet of mass (9.0×1025kg) that is…

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Q: A certain binary system consists of two stars that have equal masses and revolve in circular orbits…

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Q: A satellite is orbiting planet Earth with a linear speed of 5,436 m/s. The orbital radius of the…

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Q: Question 9: Now imagine that after the GMT has started operation in 2036, its planet imager…

A: Step 1: Given: Orbital period of the planet(P) = 17.2 yr = 2.27×108s Semimajor axis a=5.3 AU =…

Q: A newly discovered planet orbits a star identical to our own with a period of 0.5years and an…

A: We have a planet which orbits around a star of mass say M in an orbit with eccentricity e=0.4 and…

Q: An object of mass mm is launched from a planet of mass M and radius R.  Calculate this minimum…

A: Write the given data. M=5.38×1023 kgR=83.2×103 km=83.2×106 m

Q: Let's assume that the Earth is orbiting around something with the 1/100th mass of our Sun (the mass…

A: The mass of the earth is The mass of Sun is The orbital distance is

Q: I found a planet with an orbital radius of only 0.2 AU. The parent star is only half as massive as…

A: Orbital radius  a = 0.2 AU Mass of star M = 0.5 solar mass

Q: Determine what the period of revolution of the earth would be if it's distance from the sun were 6.0…

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Q: Pluto is considered a binary dwarf planet system with its companion Charon. Pluto has a mass of…

A: The center of mass of a system of particles is the point at which all of the mass of the system can…

Q: Convert 9.021 x 1048 kg to Jupiter Masses (MJ). The mass of Jupiter is known as MJ = 1.898×1027 kg.…

A: Given mass M = 9.021 x 1048 kg also 1 MJ = 1.898×1027 kg.

Q: Convert 1.39 x 10^9 kilograms to Jupiter Masses, MJ. The mass of Jupiter is known as MJ = 1.898×1027…

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Q: An exoplanet revolves around a massive star. The radius of the orbit that the exoplanet has is 4.56…

A: Keplers third law of motion relates the time period of revolution of a moon around a planet or that…

Q: What would your escape velocity be from a planet with a radius of 3.75 million meters and a mass of…

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Q: One of the brightest comets of the 20th century was Comet Hyakutake, which passed close to the sun…

A: Given data: The orbital period of the comet is T=30000 yr. The distance between Sun and Alpha…

Q: In 2004, astronomers reported the discovery of a large Jupiter-sized planet orbiting very close to…

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Q: You are an astronaut who travels to the other side of the galaxy to visit planet bartleby. You want…

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Q: Asteroids are believed to be material that never collected into a planet. An asteroid has a period…

A: Time period of asteroid, t = 3.6 yearsTime period of earth, T = 1 yearDistance of earth from sun, R…

Q: Is it possible to put a satellite in a “geostationary” orbit around Venus? You can assume that Venus…

A: Given that:Time period of venus, T=5832 hrMass of venus, M=4.867×1023 kg Radius of its Hill sphere,…

Q: Let's define the gravitational pull between Earth and the Sun as 1 Earth-pull. What is the pull that…

A: The gravitational pull between the Earth and Sun is

Q: Two stars, named A and B, each with a mass equal to the Sun's mass are in orbit around each other.…

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Q: The orbital velocity for a sattelite orbiting  earth at it's radius is 8 km/s. What would be the…

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Q: A science fiction author is writing a book where an artificial planet is constructed in our Solar…

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Q: If the radius of Mercury is ~2,440 km, what is the required tangential orbital velocity needed to…

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Q: The figure below shows a planet traveling in a counterclockwise direction on an elliptical path…

A: In planetary motion, the speed of the planet is maximum at aphelion the and the speed is minimum at…

Q: lanet is observed orbiting a 8.8 solar mass star (1 solar mass = 2 x1030 kg) with an orbital period…

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Q: The radius of the Earth's orbit is 1.50 x 1011 m and that of Neptune is 4.52 x 1012 m. The star that…

A: Write the formula for the Kepler's third law that states that the square of the period of the planet…

Q: How much time t does it take a radio signal to travel the 2.72 × 10¹2 m average distance from the…

A: Distance is d=2.72×1012 m Find: Time taken by radio signal to cover this distance.

Q: turn is orbiting around the Sun at a distance of 9.555 AU, and Saturn's period is 29.4 years. 6. Use…

A: Distance = r = 9.555 AU Time period = T = 29.4 years