how close did Halley's comet get to the sun?

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how close did Halley's comet get to the sun?

2007-05-05 14:29:57 · 2 answers · asked by lauren K 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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According to wikipedia, the perihelion (the closest it gets to the sun) distance of Halley's comet is .586 AU (AU = astronomical unit - one astronomical unit is the distance from the earth to the sun - about 93 million miles). This means that Halley's comet got as close as 54 1/2 million miles to the sun.

2007-05-05 14:42:37 · answer #1 · answered by wild_turkey_willie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

0.586 AU which is about 87 million kilometers or 54 million miles. Not quite as close as Mercury but closer than Venus.

2007-05-05 14:52:17 · answer #2 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋