The Star S2 Orbits Sagittarius A* (The Galactic Center of the Milky

question 131

Multiple Choice

The star S2 orbits Sagittarius A* (the galactic center of the Milky Way) with a period of 15.2 years and a semimajor axis of 950 au. What does Kepler's third law suggest as the total amount of mass inside the orbital radius of S2?

• A) 1.3 * 10⁶ solar masses
• B) 2.6 * 10⁶ solar masses
• C) 3.7 *10⁶ solar masses
• D) 9.4* 10⁶ solar masses

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