The comet HaleBopp has an orbital period of 2400 years.

Chapter 5, Problem 66

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(III) The comet Hale–Bopp has an orbital period of 2400 years. (a) What is its mean distance from the Sun? (b) At its closest approach, the comet is about 1.0 AU from the Sun ( 1 AU = distance from Earth to the Sun). What is the farthest distance? (c) What is the ratio of the speed at the closest point to the speed at the farthest point?

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