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What is the method for determining the distance of a superior planet?

(a) Copernicus method

(b) Kepler’s third law of planetary motion

(c) Parallax method

(d) Triangulation method

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Right choice is (b) Kepler’s third law of planetary motion

Easiest explanation: The distance of a superior planet can be found using Kepler’s third law of planetary motion. This law states the square of the period of revolution of a planet around the sun is proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of the orbit.

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