The eccentricity of Halleys elliptical orbit is
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The length of the major axis is .
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The polar equation of an ellipse with focus at the sun, semi major axis , eccentricity
is
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Substitute and
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The aphelion distance from a planet to the sun is .
Substitute and
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The maximum distance from the comet to the sun is .
The polar equation is .
The maximum distance from the comet to the sun is .