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De Vico Comet orbits the Sun every 74.0 years and has an orbital eccentricity of 0.96. Find the comet's average distance from the Sun (semimajor axis). Express your answer in astronomical units to three significant figures.

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The comet's average distance from the sun is 17.6AU

Given that,

  • De Vico Comet orbits the Sun every 74.0 years and has an orbital eccentricity of 0.96.

Calculation of comet's average distance from the Sun is:

According to the Kepler's 3rd Law,

[tex]P^2=a^3[/tex]

Here P represent the period in years

And a represent length of semi-major axis

[tex]74^2 =a^3\\\\5476 = a^3[/tex]

a = 17.6 AU

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