Calculate the semi-major axis of the orbit of comet C / 2014 Q2 (Lovejoy), which was discovered on August 17, 2014.
November 15, 2020 | Education
| Calculate the semi-major axis of the orbit of comet C / 2014 Q2 (Lovejoy), which was discovered on August 17, 2014. At that time, the period of revolution of the comet around the Sun was 13,500 years.
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T ^ 2 = a ^ 3; a = 567 (a.u.)
