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Who figured out that the orbital period of a planet is related to its distance from the sun?
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Johannes Kepler, working with the detailed observational data compiled by Tycho Brahe, showed that the ratio of (orbital period)2 to (mean distance from the sun)3 is a constant for the earth and the five other visible planets. A generation after Kepler, Sir Isaac newton showed that his law of universal gravitation could predict the shape and periods of the planetary orbits.
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Why does venus take 225 days to revolve around the sun and earth takes 365 days?
Because Venus has less distance to travel than the Earth and is travelling faster. With an orbital speed of 35.02 km/s and an orbital period of 224.70069 days gives an orbital distance of 679,883,169.35km The Earth has an orbital speed of 29.78 km/s (Slower than Venus) and an orbital period of 365.256 days gives an orbital distance of 939,800,765.95km
The relationship between the average distance of a planet from the sun and the planets orbital period is described by what?
AUs
How does the distance of planet affect its period of revolution?
The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.
An object has been located orbiting the sun at a distance from the sun of 65 AU what is the approximate orbital period of this object?
5
If a planet had an average distance of 10 au what would it's orbital period be?
It would depend on the star it was orbiting. If it were in our solar system, its orbital period would be little more than 30 years. (Saturn is approximately 9.5 AU from the Sun.)
Which two of the planet are closely related to their distance from the sun?
Temperature and orbital period.
Which two characteristics of the planet are closely related to their distance from sun?
Temperature and orbital period.
At what distance from the Sun would a planets orbital period be 3 million years?
At what distance from the Sun would a planet's orbital period be 3 million years?
What effect has distance of a planet to the sun to its orbital period?
you are chicken
What is Saturn's rotation and orbital period?
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Why does venus take 225 days to revolve around the sun and earth takes 365 days?
Because Venus has less distance to travel than the Earth and is travelling faster. With an orbital speed of 35.02 km/s and an orbital period of 224.70069 days gives an orbital distance of 679,883,169.35km The Earth has an orbital speed of 29.78 km/s (Slower than Venus) and an orbital period of 365.256 days gives an orbital distance of 939,800,765.95km
What is the solar distance of mercury in AU if the orbital period is 0.24 in earth years?
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The relationship between the average distance of a planet from the sun and the planets orbital period is described by what?
AUs
What is the relationship between the distance of a planet from the sun and its orbital period?
F is directly porportional to P
What does the distance between the sun and a planet determine?
The distance between the sun and a planet determines its orbital period, its orbital speed, and the amount of insolation. Other factors such as composition and albedo are required to determine other variables.
I used Newton's version of Kepler's third law to calculate Saturn's mass from orbital characteristics of its moon Titan?
Yes, the equation p2 = a3, where p is a planet's orbital period in years and a is the planet's average distance from the Sun in AU. This equation allows us to calculate the mass of a distance object if we can observe another object orbiting it and measure the orbiting object's orbital period and distance.
How does the distance of planet affect its period of revolution?
The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit.
