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Exercise 12.36: Hot Jupiters In 2004 astronomers reported the discovery of a large Jupiter-sized planet orbiting very close to the star HD 179949 (hence the term "hot Jupiter"). The orbit was just 19 the distance of Mercury from our sun, and it takes the planet only 3.09 days to make one orbit (assumed to be circular). What is the mass of the star? Express your answer (a)in kilograms and (b)as a multiple of our sun's mass. Part A mstar = kg Part B mstar = msun Part C How fast (in km/s) is this planet moving? v = km/s Exercise 12.36: Hot Jupiters In 2004 astronomers reported the discovery of a large Jupiter-sized planet orbiting very close to the star HD 179949 (hence the term "hot Jupiter"). The orbit was just 19 the distance of Mercury from our sun, and it takes the planet only 3.09 days to make one orbit (assumed to be circular). What is the mass of the star? Express your answer (a)in kilograms and (b)as a multiple of our sun's mass. Exercise 12.36: Hot Jupiters In 2004 astronomers reported the discovery of a large Jupiter-sized planet orbiting very close to the star HD 179949 (hence the term "hot Jupiter"). The orbit was just 19 the distance of Mercury from our sun, and it takes the planet only 3.09 days to make one orbit (assumed to be circular). What is the mass of the star? Express your answer (a)in kilograms and (b)as a multiple of our sun's mass. In 2004 astronomers reported the discovery of a large Jupiter-sized planet orbiting very close to the star HD 179949 (hence the term "hot Jupiter"). The orbit was just 19 the distance of Mercury from our sun, and it takes the planet only 3.09 days to make one orbit (assumed to be circular). What is the mass of the star? Express your answer (a)in kilograms and (b)as a multiple of our sun's mass. In 2004 astronomers reported the discovery of a large Jupiter-sized planet orbiting very close to the star HD 179949 (hence the term "hot Jupiter"). The orbit was just 19 the distance of Mercury from our sun, and it takes the planet only 3.09 days to make one orbit (assumed to be circular). What is the mass of the star? Express your answer (a)in kilograms and (b)as a multiple of our sun's mass. Part A mstar = kg Part B mstar = msun Part C How fast (in km/s) is this planet moving? v = km/s Part A mstar = kg Part B mstar = msun Part C How fast (in km/s) is this planet moving? v = km/s Part A mstar = kg Part B mstar = msun Part C How fast (in km/s) is this planet moving? v = km/s Part A mstar = kg Part B mstar = msun Part C How fast (in km/s) is this planet moving? v = km/s Part A mstar = kg Part A mstar = kg mstar = kg mstar = kg Part B mstar = msun Part B mstar = msun mstar = msun mstar = msun Part C How fast (in km/s) is this planet moving? v = km/s Part C How fast (in km/s) is this planet moving? v = km/s v = km/s v = km/s Exercise 12.36: Hot Jupiters In 2004 astronomers reported the discovery of a large Jupiter-sized planet orbiting very close to the star HD 179949 (hence the term "hot Jupiter"). The orbit was just 19 the distance of Mercury from our sun, and it takes the planet only 3.09 days to make one orbit (assumed to be circular). What is the mass of the star? Express your answer (a)in kilograms and (b)as a multiple of our sun's mass. Part A mstar = kg Part B mstar = msun Part C How fast (in km/s) is this planet moving? v = km/sExplanation / Answer
That should be 1/9 the distance from the sun to mercury, not 19.