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What planet has the largest semi major axis according to Kepler?
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∙ 7y ago
According to Kepler, the planet with the largest semi-major axis would have been Saturn.
That was the furthest planet known in the solar system before the invention of the telescope
and the subsequent discovery of three more planets.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 7y agoSaturn, since it's furthest from the Sun (Uranus and Neptune were as yet undiscovered)
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Is Mars the second largest planet?
no it is not. Mars is actually ranked 7th by size.
Is Pluto the smallest planet in space?
Yes. Pluto is the smallest planet in the solar system
What is the second largest planet in the universe?
Saturn is the second largest planet. Jupiter is the largest.
What is the third largest planet on earth?
Uranus is the third largest planet in our solar system.
Does a planet's distance from the sun relate to the time it takes to revolve around the sun?
Yes, its all to do with Kepler's third law of planetary motion, which describes the relationship between the orbital period of the plant and the distance of that planet from the sun. Kepler found that the square of the period, P, is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis, a (P2 = ka3). The planets orbit the sun in an ellispse, the semi major axis is the `longest radius` within this ellipse. Kepler found that a constant `k` was needed in the equation - this was later found to relate to the mass of the objects. The planets mass is usually a lot less than the star its orbiting, so can often be dropped from the equation.
What is the seventh largest?
Mercury is the smallest of the eight major planets and Mars would be next in size, so it is the seventh largest major planet.
Is Mars the second largest planet?
no it is not. Mars is actually ranked 7th by size.
Is Pluto the smallest planet in space?
Yes. Pluto is the smallest planet in the solar system
What are the laws that Johannes Kepler wrote?
Kepler's laws of planetary motion are:The orbit of every planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two foci.A line joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time.[1]The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.
Does a planet distance from the sun relate to the time it takes the planet to revolve around the sun?
Yes, its all to do with Kepler's third law of planetary motion, which describes the relationship between the orbital period of the plant and the distance of that planet from the sun. Kepler found that the square of the period, P, is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis, a (P2 = ka3). k is a constant relating to the mass of the objects.
What is the second largest planet in the universe?
Saturn is the second largest planet. Jupiter is the largest.
Is it true that Kepler and third law of planetary motion states that the square of a planet's orbital period is proportional to the cube of the average distance between the planet and the sun.?
No it is not true. The second variable is the cube of the semi-major axis.
What is stated in Kepler theory?
Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion, published in 1609 and 1619:The orbit of every planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two foci.A line joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time (otherwise known as Conservation of Angular Momentum).The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportionalto the cube of the semi-major axisof its orbit.
What was Kepler's major area of study?
Planetary motion.
Whose data was based upon Kepler's laws of motion based?
There is three scientific laws that is based on Kepler's laws of motion based. The three scientific laws are:the orbit of a planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two foci, A line segment joining a planet and the Sun sweeps out equal areas during equal intervals of time and The square of the orbital period of a planet is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.
What is the third largest planet on earth?
Uranus is the third largest planet in our solar system.
What was Johannes Kepler major accomplishment?
His work on planetary orbits.
