Use keplers third law to estimate the mass of the galaxy


A 2.00 E30 kg mass star orbits (in a nearly circular orbit) the center of a galaxy at an average distance of approximately 5.50 E23 m with an average period of approximately 1.70 E9 years.

a) Use Kepler's third law to estimate the mass of the galaxy.

b) Assuming that star is of average mass, estimate the number of stars in the galaxy.

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