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Two neutron stars each have a mass of 1.5 solar masses. If they orbit around a...
Two neutron stars each have a mass of 1.5 solar masses. If they orbit around a common center of mass, each with a semimajor axis of 3AU, using Newton’s modification to Kepler’s 3rd Law, what is the period of the orbit in Earth years?
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In this problem masses must be in solar mass and semi major axis
value must be in Astronomical unit and time period must be in
years
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