8.4 IO, one of the satellites of Jupiter, has an orbital period of 1.769 days and the radius of the orbit is 4.22 * 108 m. Show that the mass of Jupiter is about one-thousandth that of the sun.

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The rotation period of the satellite Io, Tju = 1.769 days = 1.769 x 24 x 60 x 60s

Radius of the Orbit is given by the relation, Rju = 4.22 *108 m

Mass is given by the relation: Mj = 4π2Rju3GTju2 ……(i)

Where Mj = mass of Jupiter and G = Universal gravitational constant

Orbital period of the Earth, Te = 365.25 days = 365.25 x 24 x 6

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