From Kepler's third law, an asteroid with an orbital period of 8 years lies at an average distance from the Sun equal to

A) 16 astronomical units.
B) 4 astronomical units.
C) 8 astronomical units.
D) 2 astronomical units.
E) It depends on the asteroid's mass.


B

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