Examples
Examples
Try the starting example
- Semi-major axis (m)
- 7000000
- Combined mass (kg)
- 5.972e+24
- Orbital period (s)
- 5,828.59886
Try another scenario
- Semi-major axis (m)
- 7700000.000000001
- Combined mass (kg)
- 5.972e+24
- Orbital period (s)
- 6,724.394663
Calculation method
Calculation method
Orbital period (s)
2 × π × sqrt(a^3 ÷ (6.67430e-11 × b))
Symbols and units
- a
- Semi-major axis (m)
- b
- Combined mass (kg)
Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.
Calculation steps and notation
sqrt(x) is the non-negative square root of x.
π is the circle constant, approximately 3.141592653589793.
Assumptions & limits
Assumptions & limits
- Keplerian two-body model using the combined mass of the bodies. Perturbations are excluded.
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Further reading
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