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The square root of the gravitational constant G, as computed from Kepler's third law
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where T is the sidereal year expressed in days ( days ), a is the semimajor
axis of the Earth 's orbit expressed in astronomical units (a = 1 AU),
and M is the mass of the Sun expressed in solar masses ( ). Solving for gives
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so
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Gravitational Constant, Kepler's Third Law, Mean Motion
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