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Its mass and its velocity. In Newtonian mechanics you have a rather simple formula for calculating the momentum of an object:

p = m * v

Where p is the momentum, m the mass, and v the velocity.

In special relativity (i.e. when the speed approaches that of light) you have to use a different formula:

p = gamma * m * v

Where gamma is the gamma factor given by 1/sqrt(1-sqr(v/c)), with c the speed of light. This formula becomes the Newtonian one in the limit of v going to zero.

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