Find what is the planet-star separation

Reference no: EM13528128

You discover a new extra-solar planet orbiting a 1 solar mass star using high spatial resolution imaging and adaptive optics in the infrared part of the spectrum. The star is at a distance of 40 pc.

What is the planet-star separation if you measure an angular separation of 0.6" (arc-seconds)?

What is the approximate orbital period of this star assuming a circular orbit viewed face-on (at 0 inclination angle)?

Reference no: EM13528128

Questions Cloud

What is the distance to the particle : At a certain distance from a charged particle, the magnitude of the electric field is 502 V/m and the electric potential is -3.40 kV. What is the distance to the particle

The interest is paid annually : What will the price of this bond be if the interest is paid annually?

Explain how many moles of water can be produced : How many moles of water can be produced from 14 moles of carbon dioxide. How many moles of CH4 will be produced along with 6 moles of water

Freckles and are heterozygous for the trait : Imagine a mother and father who both have freckles and are heterozygous for the trait, or Ff. They are the P generation, or parent generation. Can you create a Punnett square to show their offspring, the F1 generation?

Find what is the planet-star separation : You discover a new extra-solar planet orbiting a 1 solar mass star using high spatial resolution imaging and adaptive optics in the infrared part of the spectrum. What is the planet-star separation if you measure an angular separation of 0.6"

Capital gains tax : Capital gains tax, how much capital gains would you pay in 2014

Find the speed of the ball when the goalie catches it : A soccer player kicks the ball toward a goal that is 29.0m in front of him. Find the speed of the ball when the goalie catches it in front of the net

Explain carbonates react with acids to form a salt : Carbonates react with acids to form a salt, water and carbon dioxide gas. When 22.2 g of calcium carbonate are reacted with sufficient hydrochloric acid, how many grams of calcium chloride will be produced

Reduced nucleotides such as NADH and NADPH : Reduced nucleotides such as NADH and NADPH are produced by all of the following metabolic pathways EXCEPT

User Account

All Pages