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Chapter 6, Problem 52P
In recent years, scientists have discovered hundreds of planets orbiting other stars. Some of these planets are in orbits that are similar to that of earth, which orbits the sun (Msun = 1.99 × 1030 kg) at a distance of 1.50 × 1011 m, called 1 astronomical unit (1 au). Others have extreme orbits that are much different from anything in our solar system. Problems 47–49 relate to some of these planets that follow circular orbits around other stars.
48. HD 10180g orbits with a period of 600 days at a distance of 1.4 au from its star. What is the ratio of the star’s mass to our sun’s mass?
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In recent years, scientists have discovered hundreds of planets orbiting other stars. Some of these planets are in orbits that are similar to that of earth, which orbits the sun (MsunMsun = 1.99× 10^30kg) at a distance of 1.50 × 10^11 m, called 1 astronomical unit (1 auau). Others have extreme orbits that are much different from anything in our solar system. The following problem relates to one of these planets that follows circular orbit around its star.
WASP-32b orbits with a period of only 2.7 days a star with a mass that is 1.1 times that of the sun. How many au from the star is this planet? Assume the orbital period of earth is 365 days.
In recent years, scientists have discovered hundreds of planets orbiting other stars. Some of these planets are in orbits that are similar to that of earth, which orbits the sun (Msun = 1.99 x 1030 kg) at a distance of 1.50 x 1011 m, called 1 astronomical unit (1 au). Others have extreme orbits that are much different from anything in our solar system. The problem relates to some of these planets that follow circular orbits around other stars.
Kepler-42c orbits at a very close 0.0058 au from a small star with a mass that is 0.13 that of the sun. How long is a “year” on this world?
In recent years, scientists have discovered hundreds of planets orbiting other stars. Some of these planets are in orbits that are similar to that of earth, which orbits the sun (MsunMsun = 1.99 ×× 103030 kgkg) at a distance of 1.50 ×× 101111 mm, called 1 astronomical unit (1 auau). Others have extreme orbits that are much different from anything in our solar system. The following problem relates to one of these planets that follows circular orbit around its star.
WASP-32b orbits with a period of only 2.7 days a star with a mass that is 1.1 times that of the sun. How many au from the star is this planet? Assume the orbital period of earth is 365 days.
Express your answer in astronomical units.
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