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What is the distance from Earth to the Sun?
Answer
150 million km
The average distance from Earth to the Sun is approximately 150 million kilometers (93 million miles), a distance known as an Astronomical Unit (AU). This measurement serves as the baseline for measuring distances throughout our solar system. Earth's elliptical orbit means the distance varies slightly—closest at perihelion (147.1 million km) and farthest at aphelion (152.1 million km).
💡 Did you know?
The 150-million-km Astronomical Unit measures solar system distances; light takes 8 minutes crossing it—we always see the Sun as it was.
Other options people guess
- 100 million km
- 200 million km
- 250 million km
Topics
- astronomy
- space
- measurements
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