A new asteroid is discovered in a near-circular orbit at a distance of 4 A.U. from the sun. What is its orbita

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A new asteroid is discovered in a near-circular orbit at a distance of 4 A.U. from the sun. What is its orbita

2007-12-13 06:34:40 · 3 answers · asked by Gater 1 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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8 years.

Kepler's 3rd law says P^2=A^3 where P is in years and A is in A.U.
And 8^2=4^3

2007-12-13 06:49:18 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋

Its nice when someone actually does the math instead of throwing out some incorrect nonsense. Hopefully the questioner can tell the difference between diamond and manure.

2007-12-13 07:03:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋

around its moon. which is orbiting between jupiter and mars. i think!

2007-12-13 06:48:05 · answer #3 · answered by samjo 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋