Question

The solar mass of the Sun is 1. The orbital period of Jupiter is 11.9 Earth years.

Based on Kepler’s work, which best describes the orbit of a planet around the Sun?

a circle with the Sun at the very center
an ellipse with the Sun at the very center
a circle with the Sun at one edge
an ellipse with the Sun at one focus

Answer 1

Based on Kepler’s work, the statement best describes the orbit of a planet around the Sun is an ellipse with the Sun at one focus. Last option is correct.

What is Kepler's first law of planetary motion?

Kepler's first law of planetary motion states that the planets revolve around the sun in orbits elliptical in shape with the Sun at its one of the focus.

This implies that the period for a planet to orbit the Sun increases with the radius of its orbit.

Given is the solar mass of the Sun is 1. The orbital period of Jupiter is 11.9 Earth years.

As the planets rotate around the Sun, the relative distance between the Sun and planets increases and decreases.

So, Sun is place at one of the focus of the elliptical orbit in which any planet moves around the Sun.

Thus, last option is correct.

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