Multiple Choice
If the black hole in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy were 4 *106 solar masses, what would be the orbital period of Earth around this object in an orbit of radius 1 au (assuming that Newtonian physics and Kepler's third law apply) ?
A) less than 1 second
B) 3 minutes
C) 4 hours
D) 5 weeks
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