2006-07-21 11:37:06 · 13 answers · asked by Kendyl 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
1.00000 astronomical unit (antique definition) = 1 AU =
8.3 light minutes =
92,900,000 miles (average) =
149,476 Gm (G = giga = 10^9)
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2006-07-22 10:59:52 · answer #1 · answered by Thermo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As They Might be Giants sings:
The sun is far away
About 93 million miles away!
and that's why it looks so small
And even when it's out of sight
the sun shines night and day
-Why does the Sun Shine? (The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)
2006-07-21 18:42:08 · answer #2 · answered by peccavi1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The average distance to the sun is 92,900,000 miles (149,476,000 kilometers). Through the year the distance varies, it is closest in January and farthest in early July, 91,400,000 and 94,400,000 miles, respectively. The differing distance through the year does make a small annual variation in the amount of heat the earth receives.
2006-07-21 18:42:42 · answer #3 · answered by Panther 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the time of year. It ranges between 93 and 94 million miles. This distance is referred to as an Astronomical Unit (AU).
2006-07-21 18:41:19 · answer #4 · answered by Spelunking Spork 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
we measure things in our solar system using astonomical units (AU). The sun is 1 AU from the earth on average which is 93 million miles
2006-07-21 18:43:21 · answer #5 · answered by David S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is called 1 Astronomical Unit or 1 AU.
2006-07-21 18:41:52 · answer #6 · answered by ~*RazzleDazzle*~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it takes light 8 minutes to get from the sun to the earth..so 8 light minutes away
2006-07-21 18:41:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
93 million miles... the call it 1 Astronomical Unit or AU
2006-07-21 18:43:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
About 8 light minutes.
2006-07-21 18:44:24 · answer #9 · answered by marsroxx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A long way. 146 million km (91 million miles).
2006-07-21 18:40:34 · answer #10 · answered by corbeyelise 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋