Is the plane of the Earth's orbit around the Sun tilted away from the plane of the Sun's orbit around the Galactic Centre?
2007-11-25 05:41:43 · 5 answers · asked by tuthutop 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Hi. It is a bit more complicated than that. The Sun is not at a fixed distance from the galactic plane and crosses it from time to time. The Sun's orbit should precess over time and this would effect the angle. As to your question, the orbit of the Earth also precesses. So it varies over time.
2007-11-25 05:55:44 · answer #1 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it's tilted quite a lot. The Galactic Centre is in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius, and the Earth's orbit around the Sun is through the constellations of the Zodiac, so the two planes you are asking about are tilted at the same angle as Sagittarius is from the Zodiac. It's kinda hard to visualise, but they do correspond like that, trust me.
2007-11-25 14:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by bh8153 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
23°26'
2007-11-25 14:08:02 · answer #3 · answered by SDS 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Try:
23° 26′ 22″
2007-11-25 13:50:57 · answer #4 · answered by Bob P 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
well I know the earth's about 23 degrees tilted
idk if that's what you mean
2007-11-25 13:45:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋