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According to Kepler's third law and Newton's law of gravitation, a total mass of 5.43 solar masses and an orbital period of 8200 days (22.45 years) implies a = 14.0 AU, not 10.5 AU. Alternatively the combination of a = 10.5 AU and M(tot) = 5.43 solar masses implies P = 14.6 years, not 22.5 years.