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Orbital period

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Things in space move in circles.

solar system orbital period vs semimajor axis.svg
solar system orbital period vs semimajor axis.svg
They go around big things. A moon goes around a planet. The Earth goes around the Sun. This takes a long time. Can you count the days?
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Ellipse semi-major and minor axes.svg

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