Multiple Choice
The dwarf planet Eris has a moon called Dysomia, which is much smaller in mass than Eris. If Dysomia has an orbital period of 16 days and orbits Eris at a distance of 40,000 km, then what is the mass of Eris?
A) 2 * 1013 kg
B) 2 *1022 kg
C) 2 * 1028 kg
D) 2 *1032 kg
E) 2 * 1035 kg
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