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If a planet has a period of 11 years. what is its approximate distance from the sun?
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Time2 = Distance3 (if time is in years and distance in AU) 112 = distance3 Distance = 4.946 AU The closet planet with that orbit is Jupiter - it has a year (period) of 11.86 earth years and is 778 million km (5.2 AU) from the sun.
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