Answer to Question #28027 in Astronomy | Astrophysics for Annie

Question #28027
If the asteroid is moving at a constant speed in its orbit, why will it have a normal acceleration
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Expert's answer
2013-04-09T08:33:14-0400
Velocity is a vector, and a vector has direction. Whenasteroid is moving at a constant speed in its orbit, velocity vector’s
direction is changing. It means that velocity is not a constant and asteroid
will have normal acceleration

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