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Q: 2GM The asteroid Vesta has a mass of 2.59 x 1020 kg and an average radius of about 263 km (2.63 x 10…

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Q: If you saw Comet Halley when the comet was 0.8 AU from Earth and you observed a visible tail 4…

A: For Small-angle approximation  The arc length at distance r and angle θ is given by

Q: It is believed there are 2.7 x 1012  comets in the Oort Cloud, which has a radius of 71000.0 AU.…

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Q: Suppose there are 106 (1 million) asteroids that are 1.03 km in radius. If they were all combined…

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Q: If a trillion (1012) asteroids, each 9 km in diameter, were assembled into one spherical body, how…

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Q: It is believed that there are a 1.2 × 1012 comets in the Oort Cloud, which has a radius of 74000.0…

A: Number of comets in Oort cloud (N) = 1.2×1012Radius of each comet (R) = 74000 A.U

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Q: If you saw Comet Halley when the comet was 0.4 AU from Earth and you observed a visible tail 3…

A: Given Distance = 0.4 AU Angle     = 3 degree 1 AU      = 1.5×109 km

Q: If a trillion (1012) asteroids, each 9 km in diameter, were assembled into one spherical body, how…

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Q: If a trillion (1012) asteroids, each 9 km in diameter, were assembled into one spherical body, how…

A: Number of asteroids = 1012 Diameter = 9 km

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Q: Psyche Asteroid is 140 miles in diameter, how many meters is the diameter?

A: Psyche Asteroid is 140 miles in diameter, how many meters is the diameter?

Q: It is believed that there are 2.4 x1012 comets in the Oort Cloud, which has a radois of 72000.0 AU.…

A: Given value--- It is believed that there are 2.4 x1012 comets in the Oort Cloud, which has a radois…

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Q: If you saw Comet Halley when the comet was 0.3 AU from Earth and you observed a visible tail 5…

A: Given Data Distance of the Comet Halley from Earth is given as d=0.3 AU=(0.3×1.5×109) km=4.5×108 km…

Q: If you saw Comet Halley when the comet was 0.5 AU from Earth and you observed a visible tail 6…

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Q: If you saw Comet Halley when the comet was 0.3 AU from Earth and you observed a visible tail 5…

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