The Orbit of Hale-Bopp Comet, Discovered in 1995, Is an Ellipse

question 15

Multiple Choice

The orbit of Hale-Bopp comet, discovered in 1995, is an ellipse with eccentricity and one focus at the Sun. The length of its major axis is AU. [An astronomical unit (AU) is the mean distance between Earth and the Sun, about 93 million miles.] Find the maximum distance from the comet to the Sun. (The perihelion distance from a planet to the Sun is and the aphelion distance is .) Find the answer in AU and round to the nearest hundredth.

• A) AU
• B) AU
• C) AU
• D) AU
• E) AU

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