The Solar System and orbits

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Figure 1 shows the relationship between the average distance of solar system bodies from the Sun (measured in Astronomical Units, AU) and their orbital period (the time it takes to complete one orbit around the Sun, measured in Earth years).

Orbital Period vs. Average Distance from the Sun

A newly discovered trans-Neptunian centaur, designated object TX-419, has an orbital period of 110 Earth years.

Use the graph in Figure 1 to estimate the average distance of object TX-419 from the Sun in AU.

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