Question:

stars A and B travel in circular orbit around their common

Last updated: 6/9/2023

stars A and B travel in circular orbit around their common

stars A and B travel in circular orbit around their common centre of mass with radi R and R respectively as shown in figure The time for the star B to move through one orbit is 2 days with it orbital radius R 2 x 10 m The star A has a constant speed of 3 64 x 10 ms in its orbit centre of mass A According to kepler s law Tx r so both have different time periods B the radius of the orbit of the star A R 1 x 10 m C the mass of star A is 3 57 x 10 kg P the mass of star B is 1 79 10 kg