Calculating orbital period
Channel: AstroPhil
Date: 18/04/2024

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Welcome, my name is Phil, and in this video I explain how you can calculate the orbital of an orbit.

To calculate the orbital period of an object orbiting another object, you need to know the semi-major axis of the orbit and the mass of the central body around which the object is orbiting. The formula to calculate the orbital period is derived from Kepler's Third Law of Planetary Motion.