Planet has been discovered orbiting the star

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"Exciting news, a planet has been discovered orbiting the star closest to us on Earth. Under careful observation, the planet appears to have an average orbital radius of 1.3 A.U. and takes 2.1 years to complete one orbit around the star. What is the mass of the orbited star?"

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