A white dwarf is the remnant core of a previous star < 8 solar masses that has about the mass of the Sun but the radius of the Earth. What would be (1) the orbital speed and (2) the orbital period for a spacecraft in orbit just above the surface of the white dwarf?

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A white dwarf is the remnant core of a previous star < 8 solar masses that has about the mass of the Sun but the radius of the Earth. What would be (1) the orbital speed and (2) the orbital period for a spacecraft in orbit just above the surface of the white dwarf? 

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