A Comet Is Observed to Return to the Vicinity of the Sun

question 290

Multiple Choice

A comet is observed to return to the vicinity of the Sun on a long elliptical orbit with a period of 31.7 years. What is the semimajor axis of the orbit?

• A) 31.7 au
• B) 178.5 au
• C) 10 au
• D) 1000 au

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