Jee Hoon Kim
, 2023
Kepler’s Law of Planetary
Motion
Welcome to our newsletter on
“Kepler’s Law of Planetary Motion.
Here we will discover the significance
and the importance of the law. Without
any further due let us dive into the mind
blowing topics of Planetary Motion
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Introduction:
Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion was
discovered and researched about by
Johannes Kepler in the early 1600s.
Johannes Kepler was a German
mathematician as well as astronomer.
Through the combination of both aspects
he created laws for celestial bodies. There
are three laws that Kepler proposed. The
Laws describes the motion of planets
around the sun. Each of the Laws are
unique and helps us understand the vast
knowledge of sea worth of information.
Significance:
The first Law of Kepler explains
that each planet orbits around the sun in
an ellipse. This theory was revised from the
idea of the Sun and the other planets
moving around earth. The rule can be
expressed as an equation written as:
T2=G⋅M4π2⋅a3, where T is the orbital
period, G is the gravitational constant, M is
the mass of the central body, and lastly a is
the semi-major axis of the planet’s
elliptical orbit The theorem can be
generalized in many ways. Whether it is
from finding an estimate of the orbit or to
finding the exact measurements and
calculations of the orbit there are always
significant implications:
1. Understanding the first law:
The first law states that planets
orbit in an elliptical orbit rather
than just a circular orbit. This is
important for it gives us a
deeper understanding of the
proper calculations needed for
planetary motion.
2. Equal area of space equal to
time intervals. This is that an
imaginary line joining a planet
and the Sun sweeps equal areas
of space during equal time
intervals as the planet orbits.
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 3. There must be a harmony in the
planets orbital period and the
average distance its is away
from the sun. This help
determine the relative
distances from each planets in
the solar system. This also
states that orbital period is
proportional to the size of the
orbit.
In summary, Kepler’s Law of planetary
motion is important for understanding the
relationship of the movement and orbits of
planets around their star or sun. This can
be done with the usage of equations and
computation. This is the basis for some of
the outstanding discoveries it helped in
discovering.

Examples:
An example is when Earth move in
an elliptical way around the sun which is
the focus, the planet covers the same area
of space in the amount of time. This shows
it must be in harmony. And that the period
is proportional to the size of the orbit of
earth around the sun.

Scientific Attribution
Equation of Kepler’s Law of Planetary Motion Descriptions
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Square of the orbital period (𝑇 ) to the The equation helps with calculating the time
cube of semi-major axis (𝒂3 ) it takes to finish the orbit as well as the size
of the orbit. This is stated as 𝑇 2 which is the
𝟒𝝅𝟐 time it takes to complete one orbit. The
𝑇2 = ∙ 𝒂𝟑 fraction describing the semi-major axis of
𝑮∙𝑴
the planet’s orbit.

References:
- https://www.britannica.com/science/Keplers-second-law-of-planetary-motion
- https://science.nasa.gov/resource/orbits-and-keplers-laws/
- https://byjus.com/jee/keplers-laws/