UNIVERSE
THE SUN
Question
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about 93 miles
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about 90 million miles
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about 93 million miles
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about 3 million miles
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Detailed explanation-1: -As noted earlier, Earth’s average distance to the Sun is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) from the Sun. That’s 1 AU . Mars is on the three-yard line of our imaginary football field. The red planet is about 142 million miles (228 million kilometers) on average from the Sun.
Detailed explanation-2: -Size and Distance The Sun is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) from Earth. Its nearest stellar neighbor is the Alpha Centauri triple star system: red dwarf star Proxima Centauri is 4.24 light-years away, and Alpha Centauri A and B – two sunlike stars orbiting each other – are 4.37 light-years away.
Detailed explanation-3: -Earth is the third planet from the Sun at a distance of about 93 million miles (150 million km).
Detailed explanation-4: -Earth travels around the sun in an orbit that is slightly oval-shaped, known as an ellipse. Therefore, the planet’s distance from the sun changes throughout the year. However, the average distance from Earth to the sun is about 93 million miles (150 million kilometers).
Detailed explanation-5: -The distance of The Sun from Earth is currently 150, 872, 493 kilometers, equivalent to 1.008520 Astronomical Units.