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sasho [114]
3 years ago
8

An asteroid is discovered in a nearly circular orbit around the Sun, with an orbital radius that is 3.570 times Earth's. What is

the
asteroid's orbital period, in terms of Earth years?
orbital period:
years
Physics
1 answer:
inysia [295]3 years ago
3 0

Explanation:

Given:

r_a = 3.570R_E

R_E = 1.499×10^{11}\:\text{m}

M_S = 1.989×10^{30}\:\text{kg}

G = 6.674×10^{-11}\:\text{N-m}^2\text{/kg}^2

Let m_s= mass of the asteroid and r_a = orbital radius of the asteroid around the sun. The centripetal force F_c is equal to the gravitational force F_G:

F_c = F_G \Rightarrow m_a\dfrac{v_a^2}{r_a} = G\dfrac{m_aM_S}{r_a^2}

or

\dfrac{4\pi^2 r_a}{T^2} = G\dfrac{M_S}{r_a^2}

where

v = \dfrac{2\pi r_a}{T}

with T = period of orbit. Rearranging the variables, we get

T^2 = \dfrac{4\pi^2 r_a^3}{GM_S}

Taking the square root,

T = 2\pi \sqrt{\dfrac{r_a^3}{GM_S}}

\:\:\:\:=2\pi \sqrt{\dfrac{(3.57(1.499×10^{11}\:\text{m}))^3}{(6.674×10^{-11}\:\text{N-m}^2\text{/kg}^2)(1.989×10^{30}\:\text{kg})}}

\:\:\:\:= 2.13×10^8\:\text{s} = 6.75\:\text{years}

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