Is this true that in space at a point temperature could be 200 degree Celsius.and at a point a few metres away

Question

the temperature could be -200 degree celsius!

Answer 1

True. Because there is no heat transfer by convection (due to no air) anything in the shade will assume a temperature of -270°K while anything in open sunlight will soon reach a temperature of over 100° C.

Answer 2

Yes, on the moon in direct sunlight the surface of a rock very well could be 200 degrees C, while in the shadow cast by the rock the temperature could be -220 degrees C

Answer 3

Well, firstly there is no such thing as temperature in space. An object in space will have a temperature, but space itself does not. Temperature is a property of matter, and space is a vacuum. No matter = no temperature.

Secondly, that situation is not unique to space. I can sit with a bowl of ice cream at -20 degrees a few metres from a radiator at over 50 degrees without too much trouble.

The difference between space and here on Earth is that objects not in physical contact in space have only to deal with radiation as a method of heat transfer. On Earth, convection by the atmosphere tends to speed up heat transfer, so a hot object will warm a cold object much faster here than in space.

Answer 4

Keep in mind that centretek666's answer refers to objects in space - for instance two asteroids one in the shadow of the other. The "void" of space itself doesn't have a temperature, at least not in the traditional sense.