The period of a satellite circling planet Nutron is observed to be 84 s when it is in a circular orbit with a radius of 8.0 × 106 m. What is the mass of planet Nutron?
A) 6.2 × 1028 kg
B) 5.0 × 1028 kg
C) 5.5 × 1028 kg
D) 4.3 × 1028 kg
E) 3.7 × 1028 kg
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