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

0.0014
0.0014

0.0009
0.0009

0.1500
0.1500

0.9200

Answer 1

The eccentricity of a highly elliptical orbit is typically close to 1. Comets often have high eccentricities because they travel far from the Sun at their aphelion. Among the given options, the value that suggests a highly elliptical orbit is 0.9200. Therefore, the correct response is:

0.9200