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A planet moves around the Sun in an ellipse with perihelion distance and aphelion distance
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation
Problem
A planet moves around the Sun in an ellipse with perihelion distance
0.70
AU
0.70\,\text{AU}
0.70
AU
and aphelion distance
1.30
AU
1.30\,\text{AU}
1.30
AU
. Calculate the eccentricity of its orbit (keep two significant figures).
Related theory
Planetary Motion & Orbits
Gravitation
Kepler's laws
Kepler's laws of planetary motion
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