A moon orbits a giant planet in a circular orbit with a semi-major axis a =...

 

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A moon orbits a giant planet in a circular orbit with a semi-major axis a = 2.0473 x 10^8 metres and an orbital period P = 2.1299 days. What is the mass of the giant planet in kilograms to five significant digits? What is the mass of the giant planet in Earth masses to five significant digits? What is the mass of the giant planet in solar masses to five significant digits? A moon orbits a giant planet in a circular orbit with a semi-major axis a = 2.0473 x 10^8 metres and an orbital period P = 2.1299 days. What is the mass of the giant planet in kilograms to five significant digits? What is the mass of the giant planet in Earth masses to five significant digits? What is the mass of the giant planet in solar masses to five significant digits?

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To calculate the mass of the giant planet we can use Keplers Third Law which relates the orbital per... View the full answer