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    Mass of Planet X in Solar Masses

    figured it out... thanks anyway
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    Mass of Planet X in Solar Masses

    Planet X is observed to have a small moon. This moon is observed to orbit the planet once per month at a distance of 15 Planet X diameters. What is the mass of Planet X in solar masses? [Hint: Use Newton's form of Kepler's Third Law: P2 is proportional to a3/M, where M is the mass of Planet X...
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