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BAAO — 2021 Astronomy & Astrophysics Challenge
Question 10
In the rotating reference frame where the Earth is stationary, an asteroid orbits the Sun in 3.5 years. What is the distance between the asteroid and the Sun?
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Source: British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad (BAAO), Astronomy & Astrophysics Challenge 2021. Question text, answer-choice text, and answer were transcribed from the official BAAO paper and solutions PDFs; the explanation and metadata are original.