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USAAAO — 2015 Practice Round

Question 20

Jupiter has a mass of 1.9 × 10²⁷ kg and a semimajor axis of 5.2 AU. Assume someone “out there” can resolve star positions to 10 microarcseconds. What is the maximum distance from the Sun at which the planet Jupiter could be discovered by observing the wobble of the Sun?

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Source: USAAAO Practice Round 2015, Question 20.