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If the name of a meteor shower is Capricornids than meteors appear to radiate fr

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Question

If the name of a meteor shower is Capricornids than meteors appear to radiate from the constellation ... Asteroids that do not cross orbits of planets are called asteroids. Trans-Neptunian object Sedna has orbital period of 11, 397 years. Calculate its semi-major axis in AU. A comet of 2, 114kg mass is 97% composed of ice. How many meteoroids will be produced when this comet disintegrates if the average mass of one meteoroid is 120 grams? The dust tail of a comet slightly curves while pointing away from the Sun. True False

Explanation / Answer

Q.3 the asteroids that share a common orbit with a planet but does not crosses its orbit are called Trojans.

Q6. True. The comets have a tail which is slightly curved and always point away from the sun due to solar storm.