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An Extrasolar Planet in the HD 4308 System Orbits Its

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An extrasolar planet in the HD 4308 system orbits its parent star at a distance of 17.1 million kilometers and takes 15.56 Earth days to complete one orbit. Given this and assuming that planet has a very low mass compared to the parent star, what is the mass of the parent star?


A) 3.25 10³⁰ kg
B) 2.00 10³⁰ kg
C) 1.25 10³⁰ kg
D) 1.64 10³⁰ kg

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