Kepler's First Law
8. Centripetal Forces & Gravitation / Kepler's First Law / Problem 1
The planet Kepler-186f, known as the Earth's cousin, is located about 500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. Kepler-186f orbits about 52.4 million kilometers from its red dwarf star. The mass of a red dwarf star is about 0.48 Ms. Ms is the mass of the sun. Determine i) the orbital speed and ii) the orbital period of the Kepler 186f planet.
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