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The Earth is about 8.317 light minutes, or 499 lights seconds, away from the sun.
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∙ 7y ago1 light second = 299,792,458 meters = 186,282 miles (in a vacuum).
Light has its highest speed in vacuum. If nothing curves it, bends it, or reflects it,
then it covers 299,792,458 meters (186,282 miles) every second.
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∙ 15y agoA 'second' (all by itself) is not a measure of distance, but of time. A 'second' is 1/60th of a minute. A minute is 1/60th of an hour. An hour is 1/24th of a day. A day is the time taken for one revolution of the earth relative to the sun. A 'second of arc' is a measure of angle. 60 of these make a minute of arc, and 60 minutes of arc make one degree. 360 degrees constitute a complete circle. Latitude and longitude are measured in degrees, minutes and seconds. The length of a degree of longitude varies between ~60nm at the equator to zero at either pole. The length of a degree of latitude is 60nm everywhere, so one minute of latitude is one nautical mile (nm) by definition. A second of latitude is ~ 30 yards.
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∙ 15y agoLight travels 299,792,458 meters every second
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∙ 11y agoA light second is the distance light will travel in a second.
The speed of light is 299 792 458 metres per second.
So in one second light travels 299 792 458 metres.
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∙ 7y agoIn vacuum it travels approx 300,000,000 metres.
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∙ 14y ago186,282.4 miles
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∙ 15y ago186000 mps
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How many years from earth is the sun?
I believe you mean "how far is the earth from the sun"? The mean distance of the Sun from the Earth is approximately 149.6 million kilometers (93.5 million miles), though the distance varies as the Earth moves from perihelion in January to aphelion in July. At this average distance, light travels from the Sun to Earth in about 8 minutes and 19 seconds.
How old will you be when you get to the sun in light years?
If you could travel from Earth to the sun at the speed of light, you would be about 8 minutes and 20 seconds 'younger' when you arrived at the sun.
How far is Andromeda galaxy from the Sun?
About 2.5 million light years from Earth, but since the Earth and Sun are only 8 light minutes apart, there isn't that much of a difference in how far the Andromeda Galaxy is from the Sun or Earth. So the Andromeda Galaxy is about 2.5 million light years from the Sun and Earth.
Time it takes the sun's light to reach the earth with units?
From the Sun to the Earth, it takes the light rays 8 1/3 minutes.From the Sun to the Earth, it takes the light rays 8 1/3 minutes.From the Sun to the Earth, it takes the light rays 8 1/3 minutes.From the Sun to the Earth, it takes the light rays 8 1/3 minutes.
How long does sunlight take to travel from the sun to earth?
The Earth is (on average) 93 million miles from the Sun, and light travels at 186,000 miles per second. It's a curious coincidence tha the math on this says that light travels from the Sun to the Earth in a nice, round, 500 seconds. This is equal to 8 minutes 20 seconds.
How far is the light to sun from earth?
The Sun is 92,700,000 miles from Earth, and it takes light 499 seconds to come that far, so another answer is "499 light-seconds."
How long does light from the sun to the earth?
It takes about 8 minutes 20 seconds for light to travel from the Sun to the Earth.
If it takes 500 seconds for the light from the sun to reach the earth what is the distance to the sun in meters?
500 light seconds on my meter.
How much time does it get sun light to reach earth?
Light travels at 186,000 miles per hour, and the Earth orbits about 93,000,000 miles from the Sun. When you do the math, you find that the Sun's light takes about 500 seconds to reach the Earth. There are 60 seconds in one minute, so the Earth is about 8.3 light-minutes away from the Sun.
How many seconds take light to travel from sun to the earth?
About 500 seconds
What is the amount of seconds it takes for light to travel from the sun to the earth?
about 480 seconds
How long does light from the sun to travel to earth?
Light take approximately 8 minute 20 seconds to travel from the sun to the earth.
What is the name of the star nearest to earth and how far away is it?
The nearest star to our Earth is: The Sun, (Sol). At a distance of; (8 light-minutes, 19 light-seconds) or (499 ± 1 light-seconds).Then followed by Proxima Centauri at a distance of; (4.243 ± 0.002 light-years).The sun in our solar system. On average, about 93 million miles away.
How far away is the earth from the sun in years?
The Earth is 8.2 light-MINUTES away from the Sun.
How many nanoseconds dose it take for the light from the sun to reach the earth?
The Earth is 500 light-seconds from the Sun. One second is 10^9 nanoseconds.
Does it take 8 mins or 8 seconds for light to travel to the moon?
Earth to moon . . . 1.28 seconds Sun to earth . . . 8 minutes 19 seconds
How long does it take light to from sun to earth?
8 minutes 20 seconds.
