Astronomers discover a new comet that follows a highly elliptical orbit. What is its eccentricity likely to be?(1 point)

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Responses

0.1500
0.1500

0.0014
0.0014

0.0009
0.0009

0.9200

Answer 1

The eccentricity of a comet in a highly elliptical orbit is typically close to 1. Comets often have eccentricities greater than 0.9. Among the provided options, 0.9200 is the value that best represents a highly elliptical orbit.

So, the answer is 0.9200.