Question

A planet orbiting a distant star has been observed to have an orbital period of 0.76 Earth years at a distance of 1.2 AU. What is the mass of the star the planet is orbiting? Round your answer to the nearest tenth.

Answer 1

An easy way to remember this is:  

My (Mecury)

Very (Venus)  

Earnest (Earth)  

Mother (Mars)  

Just (Jupiter)  

Showed (Saturn)  

Us(Uranus)  

Nine (Neptune)  

Planets (Pluto)

Pluto is not considered a proper planet, as it is too small to fit within NASSA's guideline

Answer 2

Answer:

0.3 solar masses

Explanation:

i just did it on edge :)