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To find the density, you need both the mass and the radius of the planet or star. The mass can be found if the orbital radius and period of any of the body's satelites are known. If not, thth masses of most bodies can be looked up. The only way of finding the radius is to look it up or to measure it directly, or through spectroscopy. Once you have both values, you use the equation density = mass/volume. Mass is mass, and (assuming the object is spherical) volume is 4/3 * pi * r^3.

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To calculate the density of a planet or star, you can use the formula: density = mass / volume. The mass can be determined through gravitational effects, while the volume is derived from the size of the planet or star. By dividing the mass by the volume, you can find the density of the celestial body.

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