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    A Comet Orbits the Sun with a Semimajor Axis of 90
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A Comet Orbits the Sun with a Semimajor Axis of 90

Question 3

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A comet orbits the Sun with a semimajor axis of 90 AU.Using Kepler's third law, the comet's orbital period is approximately


A) 850 years.
B) 630 years.
C) 410 years.
D) 180 years.
E) 90 years.

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