Multiple Choice
If you found an exoplanet whose mass was the same as Jupiter's, but the planet orbited its star with a period of 2 years and a semimajor axis of 1 AU, what would be the mass of its star? For reference, Jupiter has a semimajor axis of 5.4 AU and an orbital period of 12 years.
A) 0.25 MSun
B) 0.5 MSun
C) 2.0 MSun
D) 1.5 MSun
E) 4.0 MSun
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