Kepler's Third Law of Planetary Motion states that the square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the average distance between the planet and the Sun. This can be mathematically expressed as:
T² ∝ r³
Where:
* T is the orbital period (time it takes for the planet to complete one orbit)
* r is the average distance between the planet and the Sun (semi-major axis of the elliptical orbit)
This law is a fundamental principle in understanding the motion of planets in our solar system and beyond.