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U = -(GMm)/r

where G is the universal gravitational constant, M and m are the masses of two objects and r is the distance between the centers of the two objects.

If the structure of an object is spherically symmetrical, e.g. the Earth, then the potential is the same as that of a point object having the same mass.

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