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

question 322

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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