How would you calculate Pluto's aphelion distance?
If eccentricity = .248 and perihelion = 29.73au
If eccentricity = .248 and perihelion = 29.73au
1 Answer
Dec 30, 2015
Aphelion = 7.38 x
Explanation:
To calculate Perihelion and Aphelion distances you will need the eccentricity of Pluto's orbit and the semi-major axis which is usually the average distance between Pluto and the Sun.
Perihelion = a (1 - e)
Aphelion = a (1 + e)
Where,
e is the eccentricity of the orbit
a is the semi-major axis
e in case of Pluto is 0.25
a in case of Pluto is 5.91 x
Perihelion = 5.91 x
Perihelion = 4.43 x
Aphelion = 5.91 x
Aphelion = 7.38 x
