The Solar System and orbits

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Hygiea is a large carbonaceous asteroid that orbits the Sun in the main asteroid belt. It has an average orbital distance from the Sun of 450 million km450\text{ million km}450 million km.

A line graph showing orbital data for planets in the Solar System. The horizontal x-axis is labeled 'Distance from the Sun (millions of km)' and ranges from 0 to 900 with major grid lines every 100 units. The vertical y-axis is labeled 'Year length (Earth years)' and ranges from 0 to 13 with major grid lines every 1 unit. A smooth, upward-curving line of best fit is drawn through five plotted data points: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Jupiter.

Use the graph to estimate the orbital period (year length) of Hygiea in Earth years.

Show your working on how you obtained your estimate.

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