about plannets
2006-07-20 22:21:27 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The astronomical unit (AU or au or a.u. or sometimes ua) is a unit of length. It is approximately equal to the mean distance between Earth and Sun. The currently accepted value of the AU is 149 597 870 691 ± 30 metres (about 150 million kilometres or 93 million miles).
2006-07-20 22:28:27 · answer #1 · answered by gentlemanfarmer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
About 93 Million Miles
2006-07-21 02:49:05 · answer #2 · answered by savvy s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The orbit around the sun is elliptical so t he distance from the sun changes during different times of the year.
Minimum Distance from Sun: 146 million km
(91 million miles)
Maximum Distance from Sun: 152 million km
(94.5 million miles)
From this and the speed of light you can work out the time it takes light to reach us from the sun... around 8 minutes... so everytime we look at the sun, we are seeing as it was eight minutes ago.
2006-07-20 22:29:43 · answer #3 · answered by blind_chameleon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The orbit around the sun is elliptical so t he distance from the sun changes during different times of the year.
Min Distance from Sun: 146 million km
(91 million miles)
Max Distance from Sun: 152 million km
(94.5 million miles)
2006-07-20 22:43:57 · answer #4 · answered by sena 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth's Statistics u asked for are
Minimum Distance from Sun: 146 million km(91 million miles) Maximum Distance from Sun: 152 million km(94.5 million miles)
Average Distance from Sun : 150 million km( 93 million miles ) Approx.
Other Statistics that u may like to know
Surface Gravity: 9.78 m/s^2
Diameter: 12,753 km (7,926 miles)
Rotation Period with respect to Sun (Length of Day): 24 hrs
Mass: 5.98x10^24 kilograms
(6.5e21 tons) Rotation Period with respect to stars (Sidereal Day): 23 hrs 56 min
Density: 5,515 kg/m^3
Revolution Period about the Sun (Length of a Year): 365 days 5 hrs
Minimum Distance from Sun: 146 million km(91 million miles) Maximum Distance from Sun: 152 million km(94.5 million miles)
Tilt of Axis: 23o 27"
Temperature: -89o C to 57.7o C(-128o F to 136o F)
Orbital Semimajor Axis: 1.0 AU
Average Surface Temperature (K): 287K
Satellites: 1 (the Moon)
2006-07-20 22:29:37 · answer #5 · answered by Priyabrat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the measurement of the distance to sun can be calculated only in terms of light year meaning that how much time does light takes to travel .
it is believed sun is 14 light year from mother earth.
2006-07-20 22:50:25 · answer #6 · answered by bunty_tibrewal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 150 million kilometres.
2006-07-21 03:21:19 · answer #7 · answered by JOE 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the precise distance between Earth and the solar varies with its position in its orbit, that is elliptical. the traditional distance (the recommend distance) between the Earth and the solar is about 100 and fifty million kilometers (ninety 3 million miles).
2016-10-15 01:07:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
93 million miles
2006-07-20 22:24:48 · answer #9 · answered by GeT fAmIliAr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
If I am not wrong some 250 million miles away...
Recently I heard it so it is still fresh in my memory.
Karl
http://www.furl.net/furled.jsp?topic=ds
2006-07-21 05:00:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋