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Abarak
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Homework Statement
On October 15, 2001, a planet was discovered orbiting around the star HD68988. Its orbital distance was measured to be 10.5 million kilometers from the center of the star, and its orbital period was estimated at 6.3 days.
Question A:
What is the mass of HD68988? -- I found this: [tex]2.31*10^{30} kg[/tex]
Question B:
Express your answer in terms of our sun's mass. -- I have no idea what they mean by this.
Any ideas??
-- Abarak