Math
If the planets orbit has a semi-major axis of 7.01 AU and the distance to the center from the foci is 6.43 AU, what is the eccentricity?
0.92
The space between dips on a transit curve represents the...
Period
What do all three of Keplers laws talk about?
Planetary motion
What is the shape of an orbit that's eccentricity is 0?
Circle
What is T?
Period - Years
A planet has a semi-major axis of 3.22AU, what is the orbital period?
5.78 years
A dip in a transit curve is caused by...
What is Kepler's 3rd law?
T2=a3
What is the shape of an orbit that eccentricity is 0.9?
Highly Elliptical
What is e?
Eccentricity - no units
The eccentricity of an orbit is 0.26 and the distance to the sun from the center is 0.4 AU. What is the semi-major axis?
1.54 AU
The first dip in the transit curve was at 3.26 years and the third dip was at 5.48 years. What is the period?
1.11 years
What is Kepler's 2nd law?
Planets sweep equal areas in equal time
When a planet is traveling its fastest, where is it?
Perihelion or closest approach
What is a?
Semi-Major Axis - AU
If the period of the planet is 3.2 years and the distance to the center from the sun is 1.2 AU, what is the eccentricity of the orbit?
0.55
The first dip in the transit curve is at 8.7 years and the second dip is at 14.2 years. What is the semi-major axis?
3.12 AU
What is Kepler's 1st law?
Planets travel in elliptical orbits
When a planet is traveling its slowest, where is it?
Aphelion or farthest approach
What is c?
Distance to the center from the foci - AU