Question: The dwarf planet Pluto has an orbit with semimajor axis 5 . 9 1 x 1 0 ^ 1 2 m and eccentricity 0 .

The dwarf planet Pluto has an orbit with semimajor axis 5.91 x10^12 m and eccentricity 0.249. Find the perihelion and aphelion distances for Pluto. Compare both distances you found with Neptune's average distance from the Sun.

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