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If a semimajor axis is 2.77au what is period of Ceres years?
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Suppose astronomers discover a new planet orbiting your sunthe orbit has a semimajor axis of 2.52 AU what is the planets period of revolution?
4 years
What does the semimajor axis of a planet with a period of 12 earth years measure?
That can be calculated from Kepler's 3rd law which says if the period is T years the semimajor axis must be T2/3 astronomical units. So for a period of 12 years the s/m axis is 5.421 AU or 784 million km.
The period of revolution of a planet is most closely related to its what?
Semimajor axis of its orbit, the average of the maximum and minimum distance from the Sun. <<>> That's basically the planet's average distance from the Sun.
What is a semimajor axis of an ellipse?
The major axis is the diameter across the widest part. The semimajor axis is half that, and for a planet it's the average of the maximum and minimum distances from the Sun .
The period of revolution is related to?
the period of revolution is related to the semimajor axis.... :)
If a semimajor axis is 2.77au what is period of Ceres years?
jkjnl
Suppose astronomers discover a new planet orbiting your sunthe orbit has a semimajor axis of 2.52 AU what is the planets period of revolution?
4 years
How do Kepler's 3 laws of motion combined with the parts of an ellipse explain the amount of time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun based on its length?
One of the parts of an ellipse is the length of its major axis. Half that is called the semimajor axis. Kepler's 3rd law says that the time to do one orbit is proportional to the 3/2 power of the semimajor axis. IF the semimajor axis is one astronomical unit the period is one year (the Earth). For a planet with a semimajor axis of 4 AUs the period would have to be 8 years, by Kepler-3.
How do Keplers 3 laws of motion combined with the parts of an ellipse explain the amount of time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun based on its length?
One of the parts of an ellipse is the length of its major axis. Half that is called the semimajor axis. Kepler's 3rd law says that the time to do one orbit is proportional to the 3/2 power of the semimajor axis. IF the semimajor axis is one astronomical unit the period is one year (the Earth). For a planet with a semimajor axis of 4 AUs the period would have to be 8 years, by Kepler-3.
What does the semimajor axis of a planet with a period of 12 earth years measure?
That can be calculated from Kepler's 3rd law which says if the period is T years the semimajor axis must be T2/3 astronomical units. So for a period of 12 years the s/m axis is 5.421 AU or 784 million km.
The period of revolution of a planet is most closely related to its what?
Semimajor axis of its orbit, the average of the maximum and minimum distance from the Sun. <<>> That's basically the planet's average distance from the Sun.
What is a semimajor axis of an ellipse?
The major axis is the diameter across the widest part. The semimajor axis is half that, and for a planet it's the average of the maximum and minimum distances from the Sun .
Why does mercury orbit the sun first?
(I'm going to assume that when you said "first" you meant "fastest," because otherwise the question is nonsense.) Because of Kepler's Third Law. The orbital period for a body is related to the semimajor axis of its orbit. Mercury's orbit has the shortest semimajor axis of all the Solar planets, and therefore it has the shortest orbital period.
How does a planets mass effect its orbital period according to Kepler?
Not at all. The only thing that sets the orbital period is the semimajor axis, which is the average of the maximum and minimum distances from the Sun.
What is the semimajor axis of a circle of diameter 24 cm?
The major and minor axes of a circle are the same - either is any diameter. So a semimajor axis is half the diameter which is 12 cm.
What is the period of revolution for the moon?
From the point of view of a person on earth, the moon's period of rotation on its axis and revolution around earth are both 27.32 days. From the point of view of a person on the moon, the period of rotation on its axis and revolution around earth are both 27.32 [earth] days, and the period of revolution around the sun averages 365.24 earth days.
