orbital period

Math Formula Information

Formula: ${\displaystyle T=2\pi {\sqrt {\frac {a^{3}}{\mu }}}}$

Name: orbital period

Description: time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit around another object, and applies in astronomy to mostly either planets or asteroids orbiting the Sun, moons orbiting planets, exoplanets orbiting other stars, or binary stars

Elements of the Formula

semi-major axis	${\displaystyle a}$	longest interval from a point on an ellipse to its center
orbital period	${\displaystyle T}$	time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit around another object, and applies in astronomy to mostly either planets or asteroids orbiting the Sun, moons orbiting planets, exoplanets orbiting other stars, or binary stars
pi	${\displaystyle \pi }$	constant ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter

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