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The exact distance between Earth and the Sun varies with its position in its orbit, which is elliptical. The average distance (the mean distance) between the Earth and the Sun is about 150 million kilometers (93 million miles).
The average distance from the Earth to the Sun is also called 1 astronomical unit (or AU). This is established as 149, 597, 870.7 kilometers (92,955,887.6 miles).
- Aphelion (when the Earth is the farthest from the Sun) occurs around the first week of July. The distance is about 152 million km (94.4 million miles).
- Perihelion (when the Earth is closest to the Sun) occurs in the first week of January. The distance is about 147 million km (91.3 million miles).
Although the Earth is closer to the Sun during "summer" in the Southern Hemisphere, the temperatures are actually warmer during the "summer" in the Northern Hemisphere. This is mainly due to the larger land areas in the Northern Hemisphere, which can increase in temperature more than water areas (the Southern Hemisphere is mostly oceans).
(see related question for comparative values of the distance
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What would happen if the sun went to close to the earth?
If the sun will be close to earth, earth's temperature will increase. It will be too hot.
What would happen if the sun went to close to earth?
If the sun will be close to earth, earth's temperature will increase. It will be too hot.
How close is the sun to Michigan?
You can't say how close a single part of the earth is to the sun, since the earth is rotating. But the distance from the earth to the sun is 93,000,000 miles.
Why is the earth next to the sun?
Gravity. The gravitational pull of the sun keeps the earth close to the sun.
What stars are close to earth?
The Sun
Could the gravitational pull of the sun ever swallow the earth?
no, because we are not that close to the sun the gravity of the sun can not swallow the earth.
How close are we to the sun?
Earth's average distance from the sun is 149,600,000 km.
How close is the earth of a star?
the closest star earth is cole to is the sun !
Does earth experience overall cooling when at aphelion?
Yes because the Earth is farthest from the sun. The heat of the sun is not as close to the Earth as it was before.
How close do you have to get to the sun for it to burn you?
Right here on earth! What do you think a "sun burn" is?
How close is the sun to Antarctica?
The Sun is as close to Antarctica as it is to anywhere else on Earth. That distance is 1 AU or 149,598,000 kilometers
How close do comet to the earth?
Comets have their own orbits in our solar system around the sun. They don't come close to the earth.
