- #1
Alexanddros81
- 177
- 4
Homework Statement
14.102 A comet at its closest approach is 125 x 106 km from the center of the sun
(between the orbits of the Earth and Venus), where its speed is 45.5 km/s. (a) Show that the
comet has an elliptical orbit around the sun. (b) Determine the period of the orbit in years
(1 year = 365.26 days). (c) Compute the maximum distance between the comet and the sun,
and compare it with the radius of the solar system (the orbital radii of Neptune and Pluto,
the two outermost planets, are 4510 and 5890 x106 km, respectively).
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
[/B]
Can you check my solution?