Imagine that we launch a spaceship from the earth so its speed is 6 AU/y relative to the earth in the direction that the earth orbits the sun. This spaceship's subsequent orbit around the sun is:
A) Circular
B) Elliptical
C) Parabolic
D) Hyperbolic

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The spaceship's speed of 6 AU/y exceeds the escape velocity from the solar system, resulting in a hyperbolic trajectory.

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