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∙ 7y agoMercury orbits the sun every 88 days or 0.248 Earth years.
but it takes exactly 87.97 days.
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∙ 11y agoMercury does not orbit the Earth, it orbits the Sun.
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∙ 14y ago87.97 Earth days.
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∙ 9y agoone year and 15 earth days
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How many weeks does it take for the earth to orbit the sun?
About 52 weeks, or one year.
How is planet's distance from the sun related to the length of its orbits?
Yes, there is a relationship between the distance from the sun and the length of the year for the planets. The greater the distance from the sun, the longer the year. The reasons are explained in Newton's Laws of Gravity and Einstein's Theory of Relativity. A planets year is known as the distance a planet takes to travel around the Sun in a complete orbit. For example, in 365 days time, or one year, the Earth will have traveled around the Sun and be back in the position it is in right now. When compared to Earth, the closer a planet is to the the Sun, the shorter its years are (Mercury, Venus). Planets further away from the Sun have longer years when compared to an Earth year (Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto). So we say that a year on Mercury compared to ours only lasts 88 Earth days, whereas a year on Neptune takes about 60000 Earth days (nearly 165 Earth years). The cube of the distance is proportional to the square of the length of the year or orbital period. For example, Jupiter is about 5.2 times as far from the Sun as the Earth is. Cube 5.2. Now take the square root of the result. That's how many times longer Jupiter's year is than Earth's year. Distance (in AU's) cubed equals orbit time (in earth years) squared. For example, Mars is 1.52 AU with an orbit time of 1.88 Earth years. 1.52^3 == 1.88^2 (�= 3.54) Neptune is 30.11 AU and orbit time of 164.79 Earth years. 30.11^3 == 164.79^2 (�=27295.25) The length of the planet's year is equal to the distance to the power 1.5. So for a planet at 4 times the distance, the rotation period would be 8 times longer (Kepler's 2nd law).
What is the sun's orbit?
If you are referring to the orbit of the Earth, it means approximately 365.256 days has passed. Other planets in our solar system obviously take different paths, or "Orbits, thusly taking a different number of Earth days to complete one "Orbit of the Sun. For example, the planet Mercury is closest to the sun, thereby it has a smaller "Orbit" and completes 1 orbit of the Sun in approximately 88 Earth days. On the other extreme, the planet Neptune takes approximately 164.8 Earth Years (60,189 Earth Days) The approximation of 365.256 Earth days per year is used. I hope this helps answer the question.
If it takes a planet 8 years to orbit the Sun how long (in years) will it take the planet to go all the way around our sky once?
The planets have orbits of varying periods: the further out they are, the longer it takes them to orbit the sun. Earth takes one year to orbit the sun, Mercury, the planet closest to the sun, takes about 3 months, and Neptune, the planet furthest from the sun, takes nearly 165 years.
How long to Fall to the center of the earth?
it would take 28 hours and 31 minutes give or take falling at an average speed of 140mph.
How long does mercury take to orbit eartrh?
Mercury does not orbit the earth - ever!
How long does it take mercury to go around the earth?
Mercury doesn't orbit Earth.
How long does it take Mercury to orbit around Earth?
Mercury orbits the sun not the Earth
How long does it take for mercury and saturn to orbit around the sun?
Mercury: 0.2408 earth yearsSaturn: 29.46 earth years.
How long does it take mercury to orbit around the sun?
87.9691 Earth days.
How long do the mercury and neptune each take to orbit around the sun?
Mercury: 0.2408 earth yearsNeptune: 164.8 earth years.
How long would it take mercury to orbit the sun in earth years?
it would take 88 earth days to orbit the sun so it is 1/4 earth years.
How many days does it take for mercury to orbit around the earth?
Mercury doesn't orbit Earth.88 days
How long does the planet mercury take it to orbit the sun in earth years?
It takes Mercury slightly less than 1/4 of an earth year to orbit the sun (88 days).
How long does it take mercury to orbit the planet?
Do you mean how long does it take Mercury to orbit the sun ? 87.969 days
How long does it take for mercury to orbit the moon?
You mean the sun right? 58 days (Earth days that is)
How long is mercury's year compared to earth's year?
Mercury take around 87.97 days to make one orbit of the sun, about 3 Earth months for one year on Mercury.
