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Mercury's orbit is the most elliptical of the eight planets' orbits, with eccentricity of 0.206. Mercury has an average distance from the Sun of 0.387 astronomical units, and the Sun is off-centre by 20.6% of that, or 0.080 astronomical units.
So Mercury's distance varies from 0.307 to 0.467 AU, or in kilometres 46 millon to 70 million, which is quite strange.
The Sun's rays that shine on Mercury are more than twice as intense at the closest approach as they are at the furthest away.
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What orbit shape is Mercury?
Mercury's orbit, like all planet's, is elliptical.The eccentricity of Mercury's orbit is 0.206
How long does mercury take to orbit eartrh?
Mercury does not orbit the earth - ever!
What is the orbit for the planet Mercury?
It takes 88 days for mercury to complete an orbit.
When was Strange Cargo - William Orbit album - created?
Strange Cargo - William Orbit album - was created in 1987.
What is mercury's inclination from the equator to its orbit?
Mercury's orbit is inclined at about 7 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic, which is the plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun. This means that Mercury's orbit is tilted relative to Earth's orbit by 7 degrees.
Does Venus have the shortest orbit?
Mercury has the shortest orbit.
What is the orbit distance of mercury?
Mercury's orbit around the sun is approx 364 million km long.
Does mercury have the largest orbit?
Mercury has the shortest orbit of all the planets because it is the closest planet to the Sun.
Which planet has the shortest orbit around the sun?
Mercury, because it is the closest to the sun. Mercury takes 88 days to orbit the sun.
How many hours does it take for mercury to orbit the sun?
Mercury takes 87.97 days to orbit the Sun, and there are 24 hours in a day.
What planet has the smallest orbit how did you arrive at your answer?
Mercury has the smallest orbit. The semimajor axis of Mercury's orbit is about 58 million kilometers, which is the smallest of all of the planets.
Witch planet in your solar system has the smallest orbit?
The orbit closest to the sun is the smallest. That distinction belongs to Mercury.
