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the period of a comet

Suppose that a comet that was seen in 545 A.D. by Chinese astronomers was spotted again in year 1937. Assume the time between
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Halleys Comet. Rmin =8.9 x 10^10 mPeriod of orbit = 2.4 x 10^9 sec 1)What is value of K for Halley's comet? 2)Whats the average
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Halleys Comet. Rmin =8.9 x 10^10 mPeriod of orbit = 2.4 x 10^9 sec 1)What is value of K for Halley's comet? 2)Whats the average
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The appromiate mass of a comet X has been memasured. When comet X orbits the Sun 5000 years later it only has half it's previous
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A comet is traveling towards the earth. The comet has a mass of 5.50E+12 kg and a radius of 323 m. The comet is traveling with a
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If a comet has a perihelion distance of 1.AU and an orbital period of 125 Earth years.. What is the comet's aphelion? Cannot
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If a comet has a perihelion distance of 1.AU and an orbital period of 125 Earth years.. What is the comet's aphelion? Cannot
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the period of a comet is 100 years. At ists closest approach(perihelion), it is 0.37 AU from the sun. What is the semi-major
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A comet orbits the Sun with a period of 72.8 yr.(a) Find the semimajor axis of the orbit of the comet in astronomical units (1
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A comet orbits the Sun with a period of 72.0 yr.(a) Find the semimajor axis of the orbit of the comet in astronomical units (1
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