Kepler's third law for two point masses in a Newtonian gravitational field isHere a is the semimajor axis of their relative orbit, P the orbital period and G the gravitational constant. Equivalently (P/yr)2=(a/AU)3/[(M1+M2)/M⊙], to the accuracy with which these astronomical units normalize the solar mass.
P2=G(M1+M2)4π2a3.
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