2006-08-21 11:40:56 · 14 answers · asked by buntnik d 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
40 miles away
Mercury is 0.4 miles away
Venus at 0.7
Earth 1 mile
Mars 1.5
Jupiter 5.3
Saturn ?
Uranus 19.5
Neptune 30.6
http://www.smithsonianmagazine.com/issues/2003/march/phenomena.php?page=2
2006-08-21 11:46:14 · answer #1 · answered by Bad Kitty! 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you just need round figures, easy with metric.
Sun 1.5 million kms wide (1.5 x 10^6)
Pluto 7 billion kms away (7 x 10^9)
7 x 10^9 divided by 1.5 x 10^6
= 4.6 x 10^3 i.e., 4600
That means Plutos distance is 4600 times the diameter of the sun.
4600 x 50 feet = 230,000 feet.
What's that? - about 45 miles.
I think you better rethink your model.
PS:
In your model, Earth would be about 6 inches wide. The moon would be about 1.5 inches wide and about 15 feet away from Earth.
2006-08-21 11:52:08 · answer #2 · answered by nick s 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a trick question... asuming Pluto is at its furthest distance from the sun, then Pluto would be 25 feet away, since that's the radius of the model.
2006-08-21 12:02:13 · answer #3 · answered by kaligirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah about 40 to 50 miles away, you should put on your display, not to scale.
2006-08-21 11:57:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well the diameter of the sun is approx. 870,000 miles (4,593,600,000 ft) thats a ratio of 1:91,872,000
Since pluto does not travel in a perfect circular orbit (farther from sun: 4,583,190,000 miles, closest from sun:2,756,902,000 miles), ill use 3.5 billion miles (18,480,000,000,000 ft.)
So divide 18,480,000,000,000/91,872,000 and you get approx. 201,149ft. (or 30 miles)
2006-08-21 11:56:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pluto would be 39.8 miles away from your model sun.
2006-08-21 11:55:59 · answer #6 · answered by eat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude....get ready to drive.
You're gonna hafta take your bowling ball sized Pluto right the f*ck outta town!
2006-08-21 11:47:33 · answer #7 · answered by Danny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mate you ever considered getting out more? you been smoking the cronic a tad on the heavy side lol
2006-08-21 11:47:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-07-14 16:11:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on how far away from Disneyland you build your model.
2006-08-21 12:11:18 · answer #10 · answered by Hippie Bill Clinton 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋