Kepler's Third Law Says That a Comet with a Period

question 98

Multiple Choice

Kepler's third law says that a comet with a period of 160 years will have a semimajor axis of

• A) 30 AU.
• B) 50 AU.
• C) 90 AU.
• D) 140 AU.
• E) 210 AU.

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