how far in miles is the earths orbit and how does one derive that number?
2006-07-07 05:04:26 · 4 answers · asked by shadyyak 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
assuming a roughly circular orbit (it's orbital eccentricity is 0.017) at 93,000,000 Miles, simply plug that value into 2πr to find the circumference. 584,336,233 miles.
2006-07-07 05:17:23 · answer #1 · answered by George_Orwin_Jr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These other people are right as far as the orbit of the Earth around the sun. But if you want to know the altitude of things in orbit around the Earth, those will differ depending on how fast each item is orbiting. If that is what you are interested in, try looking up 'geostationary orbit' and you will learn some interesting things! Good luck!
2006-07-07 12:30:43 · answer #2 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Earth orbits the Sun at a distance of about 93,000,000 miles, and this distance is called the Astronomical Unit (AU). Determining the value of the AU, before the space age, was extremely difficult and tremendous effort went into it. See the source for details.
2006-07-07 12:10:03 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
multiply 93,000,000 miles ( average distance to the sun) x 2 x pi=
584,598,000 Miles / 364.25days=
1,604,936 /day/ 24 hours= 66,872mph
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2006-07-07 12:25:34 · answer #4 · answered by JCCCMA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋