The orbit of Halley’s Comet has a semimajor axis of 18.09AU and an orbital eccentricity of 0.97. How do you compute its perihelion and aphelion distances?
1 Answer
Feb 20, 2016
0.5427 AU and 35.64 AU.
Explanation:
a = 18.09 AU and e = 0.97/
Perihelion = a( 1
