If You Detect an Exoplanet That Is Orbiting a Star

question 91

Multiple Choice

If you detect an exoplanet that is orbiting a star that is 8 times as massive as the Sun with an orbital period of 1 (Earth) year, you would expect the semimajor axis of its orbit to be

• A) 8 AU.
• B) 6 AU.
• C) 4 AU.
• D) 2 AU.
• E) 1 AU.

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