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Verify by calculation the magnitude of the synodic period of Pluto using data

Period of revolution (sidereal) of Earth: 1.0 y 

Period of revolution (sidereal) of Pluto: 248.60 y

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For superior planets

1/P = 1/E - 1/S

1/248.6 = 1 - 1/s

0.004022 = 1 - 1/s

1/s = 1 - 0.004022 = 0.9959

1 = 0.9959s

S = 1/0.9959 = 1.004 ly

S = 366.7d

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