Finding the eccentricity of Earth's orbit

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Given the mass of the sun, the gravitational constant, the period of Earth's orbit, and the semi-major axis of Earth's orbit, is it possible to find the eccentricity of the orbit? If yes, how?
 
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I'm really not sure if it can be done. If it can I don't know how. I guess that maybe it can't be done, since there appears to be no way to find to foci.

This is not actually a homework question by the way.