8. Centripetal Forces & Gravitation
Kepler's First Law
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Problem 13a
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Textbook QuestionIn 2004 astronomers reported the discovery of a large Jupiter-sized planet orbiting very close to the star HD 179949 (hence the term 'hot Jupiter'). The orbit was just 1 9 the distance of Mercury from our sun, and it takes the planet only 3.09 days to make one orbit (assumed to be circular). (b) How fast (in km/s) is this planet moving?
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