The mass of the Sun is

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The mass of the Sun is 2×1030 kg2 \times 10^{30} \text{ kg} , and at its equator, it rotates on its polar axis once every 25 days. (a) Determine how far away from the Sun a planet would have to be in orbit for the planet to have the same orbital period as the equatorial rotational period of the Sun, which is a heliosynchronous orbit. ( G=6.67×10−11 Nm2kg−2G = 6.67 \times 10^{-11} \text{ Nm}^2\text{kg}^{-2} ) (b) Where would this orbit be compared to the orbits of the other solar system planets?

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