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Plaskett's binary system consists of two stars that revolve in a circular orbit about a center of mass midway between them. This statement implies that the masses of the two stars are equal (see figure below). Assume the orbital speed of each star is |v→| = 180 km/s and the orbital period of each is 14.3 days. Find the mass M of each star. (For comparison, the mass of our Sun is 1.99×1030 kg.) solar masses (i)

Plaskett's binary system consists of two stars that revolve in a circular orbit about a center of mass midway between them. This statement implies that the masses of the two stars are equal (see figure below). Assume the orbital speed of each star is |v→| = 180 km/s and the orbital period of each is 14.3 days. Find the mass M of each star. (For comparison, the mass of our Sun is 1.99×1030 kg.) solar masses (i)

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Plaskett's binary system consists of two stars that revolve in a circular orbit about a center of mass midway between them. This statement implies that the masses of the two stars are equal (see figure below). Assume the orbital speed of each star is | v → | = 180 k m / s and the orbital period of each is 14.3 days. Find the mass M of each star. (For comparison, the mass of our Sun is 1.99 × 10 30 k g . ) ◻ solar masses (i)

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