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Two Asteroids,A and B,orbit the Sun

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Two asteroids,A and B,orbit the Sun.Asteroid A follows a circular orbit with a radius of 6 AU.
Asteroid B follows an elliptical orbit with a perihelion distance of 4 AU and an aphelion distance of 8 AU.
How do their orbital periods compare to each other?


A) Asteroid B has about half the period of asteroid A.
B) Asteroid B has about 1.5 times the period of asteroid A.
C) Asteroid B has about twice the period of asteroid A.
D) The asteroids have identical periods.

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