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Question: how far is earth from the sun?

Asked by gp1g to Adam, Sheila on 24 Mar 2011 in Categories: .

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  • The “cheat” answer is 1 astronomical unit (1AU) which we use as a measure of how far away other planets are (e.g. Jupiter is about 5 AU away from the sun). It’s about 92 million miles. The Earth’s orbit isn’t exactly cicular though – it’s ever so slightly eliptical (like an oval). We are sometimes a little closer, and sometimes a little further away – but this only changes by about 1%.

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  • 1 Astronomical Unit from the Sun, or 149 598 000 kilometres :)

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  • 92 million miles away. Wow thats far away. Thanks for answering my question

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