In recent years, scientists have discovered hundreds of planets orbiting other stars. Some of these planets are in orbits that are similar to that of ear, which orbits the sun (Msun = 1.99 x 10^30 kg) at a distance of 1.50 x 10^11 m, called 1 astronomical unit (1 au). Others have extreme orbits that are much different from anything in our solar system. The following problems relates to one of these planets that follows circular orbit around its star.WASP-32b orbits with a period of only 2.7 days a star with a star with a mass that is 1.1 times that of the sun. How many au from the star is this planet? Assume the orbital period of earth is 365 days.

Respuesta :

Answer:

0.03906 Au

Explanation:

T = Time period

G = Gravitational constant = 6.67 × 10⁻¹¹ m³/kgs²

M = Mass of planet

From Kepler's third law

[tex]T^2=\frac{4\pi^2 R^3}{GM}\\\Rightarrow R^3=\frac{GMT^2}{4\pi^2}\\\Rightarrow R=\left(\frac{GMT^2}{4\pi^2}\right)^{1/3}\\\Rightarrow R=\left(\frac{6.67\times 10^{-11}1.1\times 1.99\times 10^{30}(2.7\times 24\times 60\times 60)^2}{4\pi^2}\right)^{1/3}\\\Rightarrow R=5860332948.35716\ m[/tex]

[tex]1\ Au=1.5\times 10^{11}\ m[/tex]

[tex]1\ m=\frac{1}{1.5\times 10^{11}}[/tex]

[tex]\\\Rightarrow 5860332948.35716\ m=\frac{5860332948.35716}{1.5\times 10^{11}}=0.03906\ Au[/tex]

The distance between the star and the planet is 0.03906 Au.