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What planet is the 6th planet farthest from the sun?
The Earth is the 6th farthest planet from the Sun. Neptune is the farthest.
What is the point when earth is closest to the sun calles?
That's the point in Earth's orbit called "perihelion".The point in the orbit that's farthest from the sun is "aphelion".
What planet is the third farthest from the sun?
Saturn is the third farthest planet from the Sun.The Earth is the third closest planet from the Sun.
What is the point where the earth is farthest to the sun?
The point is called aphelion and occured on July 6th of 2010.
When in the northern hemisphere what time of year is the sun farthest from the Earth?
The whole Earth is farthest from the sun during the first few days of July.
Is the sun is the farthest star from earth?
No. The sun is the closest star.
What is the term when the moon is close to the earth?
Perigee, "peri-" for close, and "gee" as an abbreviation for the gravity of the Earth. The point at which the Moon is farthest away is called "apogee". The points in Earth's orbit around the Sun when the Earth is closest and farthest are perihelion and aphelion, from the Greek word "Helios" for the Sun.
What is the time when the sun farthest away from the sun?
do you mean when the Earth is farthest away from the Sun? If so, then this occurs at an event called 'aphelion,' when a body is the farthest from its star in its orbit. Recently this has been and will be happening on July 4th. (Note--distance from the Sun has nothing to do with seasons. That is because of our axial tilt.)
When the Earth is in its orbit and is at its closest point to the sun it is said to be at?
The earth's orbit around the sun is not a perfect circle, so there is a point at which we are nearest to the sun, and a point at which we are farthest from it. The point in the orbit at which we are nearest the sun is called "perihelion". The earth passes that point at some time during the first few days in January. In 2011, it happened on January 3. The point in the orbit at which we are farthest from the sun is called "aphelion". We pass it at some time during the first few days of July.
What is the 3rd farthest planet from the sun?
The third farthest planet is Saturn. The first farthest is Neptune.
What is the distance of the earth from the sun when it is farthest from the sun?
2000 feet away
When is the aphelion of the sun?
July (farthest Day the earth is from the sun)
