2006-09-19 20:36:04 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
93 million miles on average, But the orbit is elliptical not circular and so there is a point in the orbit called aphelion (Helios is Greek for Sun) when it is farthest away (July 3rd 2006 was the most recent) and a point in the orbit when it is at its nearest, called perihelion (January 4th 2006 was the most recent).
Aphelion 152,097,701 km = 95,061,063 miles
Perihelion 147,098,074 km = 91,936,296 miles
Perihelion and Aphelion dates till 2010:
2007
Perihelion Jan 3
Aphelion July 7
2008
Perihelion Jan 3
Aphelion July 4
2009
Perihelion Jan 4
Aphelion July 4
2010
Perihelion Jan 3
Aphelion July 6
The time light takes to reach us varies by about 18 seconds between aphelion and perihelion
2006-09-19 21:11:15 · answer #1 · answered by bagatelle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the time of the year as the distance between the 2 changes which is what causes seasons. I dont know the distances it could be but I know that it takes about between 8 & 9 seconds for the suns rays to reach earth, again depending on the time of the the year
2006-09-20 03:40:58 · answer #2 · answered by Claude 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Earth is the 3rd planet from the Sun at a distance of about 150 million kilometers (93.2 million miles). It takes 365.256 days for the Earth to travel around the Sun and 23.9345 hours for the Earth rotate a complete revolution.
2006-09-20 04:04:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
93 million miles is the accepted distance. It does vary as we travel in an eliptical path and the Sun is at on of the foci of that path. The seasons however are caused by the tilt of the earth in relation to the sun, not necessary our position around the sun.
2006-09-20 11:08:40 · answer #4 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Average distance of the Sun from Earth is 149.7 million kms and for xtra information, d sun's diameter(1400000kms) is 100 times dat of Earth.
2006-09-20 04:05:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sun is 93 million miles from the Earth. Light travels 186,300 Miles per second. You can tell how long it takes the light from the sun to reach the earth, from this information.
2006-09-20 03:40:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The distance between the earth and the sun is 93,000,000 miles.
(93 million miles)
2006-09-20 06:45:07 · answer #7 · answered by vini 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Roughly 93 million miles. It is closer to the sun in January than in July, by about 3 million miles.
2006-09-20 03:39:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
distance from sun to earth is about150 million kilo meters and it is 152 million km at prephelion and 147.5 in aphelion
2006-09-20 04:26:05 · answer #9 · answered by praneeth d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-20 03:52:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋