A new asteroid is found with a circular sun-orbit 1.27 AU. A spacecraft is going to...

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A new asteroid is found with a circular sun-orbit 1.27 AU. Aspacecraft is going to be sent to investigate it. Please find therelative angular position of the asteroid to the earth when thesatellite is sent if the Hohman transfer is used. Where the earthwill be when the spacecraft reaches the asteroid? AU = 1.496×108km.

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