The arbitrary division where short-period comets end and long-period comets begin is 200 years. Using Kepler's...
The arbitrary division where short-period comets end and
long-period comets begin is 200 years.
Using Kepler's third law for bodies orbiting the Sun, calculate the
semimajor axes for the orbits of a short-period comet with a period
of 101.0 years, and for a long-period comet of 901.0 years.
Recall Kepler's third law:
Period2 (years) = Semimajor axis3 (AU), or
P2 = a3
Semimajor axis of short-period comet:
Semimajor axis of long-period comet:
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