An astronomical unit au is equal to the earths semimajor


An "astronomical unit" (AU) is equal to the Earth's semimajor axis in its orbit around the Sun, or 1.50 x 10 11 m. An asteroid is discovered which has a semimajor axis of 5.6 AU. What is the period of the asteroid's orbit about the Sun?

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