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A planet X orbits a distant star once every 90 Earth days and has a semi-major axis of
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
A planet X orbits a distant star once every 90 Earth days and has a semi-major axis of
6.0
×
10
7
km
6.0\times10^{7}\,\text{km}
6.0
×
1
0
7
km
. Another planet Y in the same system completes one revolution in 360 Earth days. Calculate the semi-major axis of planet Y’s orbit in kilometres.
Related theory
Planetary Motion & Orbits
Gravitation
Kepler's laws
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
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