Multiple Choice
The star S2 orbits Sagittarius A* (the galactic center of the Milky Way) with a period of 15.2 years and a semimajor axis of 950 au. What does Kepler's third law suggest as the total amount of mass inside the orbital radius of S2?
A) 1.3 * 106 solar masses
B) 2.6 * 106 solar masses
C) 3.7 *106 solar masses
D) 9.4* 106 solar masses
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