Multiple Choice
The recently dwarf planet Eris has an orbital period about the Sun, P, of 557 years. According to Kepler's 3ʳᵈ Law, what is the semi-major axis, a, of its orbit?
A) 55.7 AU
B) 38.4 AU
C) 72.1 AU
D) 67.7 AU
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