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

0.9200
0.9200

0.0014
0.0014

0.0009

Answer 1

A highly elliptical orbit for a comet typically has a high eccentricity, typically closer to 1. Eccentricity values range from 0 (a perfect circle) to values approaching 1 (highly elongated ellipse).

Among the given options, the option that is most likely to correspond to a highly elliptical orbit is:

0.9200

This value indicates a significantly elongated orbit, characteristic of many comets.