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Suppose That an Object Is Discovered Moving Around the Sun

Question 278

Question 278

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Suppose that an object is discovered moving around the Sun once every 120 years. Which of these paths is a possible orbit for this object?


A) straight line
B) parabola
C) ellipse
D) hyperbola

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