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2007-02-17 22:19:56 · 5 answers · asked by arlene c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Earth reaches perihelion (closest point to the Sun) on January 3, 2007. The Earth-Sun distance will be 147,093,602 km. Aphelion, the greatest distance from the Sun, occurs on July 7, 2007, when the Earth-Sun distance will be 152,097,053 km.
The difference between the two is 5,003,451 km, (3.3 percent), and not enough to cause the seasons. Even though, at this time of year, we're as close to the Sun as we can get, for the Northern Hemisphere, it will always be winter.
2007-02-17 22:31:10 · answer #1 · answered by Esse Est Percipi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth reaches perihelion on January 3, 2007 (Figure C). The Earth-Sun distance will be 147,093,602 km. Aphelion, the greatest distance from the Sun, occurs on July 7, 2007, when the Earth-Sun distance will be 152,097,053 km.
2007-02-18 06:25:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perihelion. The farthest point is aphelion. They're standard orbital nodes. A space ship can used them to effect the size of their orbits. If you apply forward thrust at perihelion, it pushes the aphelion node farther out, and vise versa.
2007-02-18 06:28:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
perihelion
2007-02-18 06:25:45 · answer #4 · answered by apocalypse7489 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
perigee (sp)
2007-02-18 09:56:02 · answer #5 · answered by Bacchus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋