Pluto orbits the sun with a period of 247.7 years. What is its average distance from the sun?

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Pluto orbits the sun with a period of 247.7 years. What is its average distance from the sun?

please explain

2007-09-30 16:46:50 · 2 answers · asked by asatodaniel 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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its an elliptical orbit and I don't know calculus so its a rough estimate but I'd say around 3,670,052,0665 miles

Aphelion distance: 7,375,927,931 km
Perihelion distance: 4,436,824,613 km

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto
http://convert.french-property.co.uk/

2007-09-30 18:59:36 · answer #1 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

39 AU, or 4.4 billion km.

2007-10-01 00:06:57 · answer #2 · answered by SVAL 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋