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What point in a planet's orbit is closest to the sun?
The perihelion is the closest point to the Sun in the orbit of a planet.It is different for each planet based on the elliptical variation, but will always occur at the same point in each orbit.
Is the subsolar point on a planet the point that is closest to the sun?
No. The "sub-solar" point is that point on the Earth where the Sun is STRAIGHT UP from there.
What is The point at which the planet is closest to the sun to its orbit is called?
The closest point to the Sun in a planet's orbit is called perihelion. The furthest point is called aphelion. Phil
Which planet in our solar system is the closest to the sun?
The planet Mercury is closest to the sun, at about three-tenths Earth's distance at the nearest point in its orbit.
What is a planet's closest approach to the sun called?
A planet's closest approach to the sun is called perihelion. This is when the planet is at its nearest point to the sun in its elliptical orbit.
When a planet is closest to the sun in its orbit?
Closest point is called the perihelion; furthest from sun is aphelion.
What point in the planet orbit is closest to the sun?
This is the Perihelion.
What point of the planet is closest too the sun?
They are all exposed to sun light; none of them is closed to the sun. However, from the distance of Neptune the sun is barely discernible from the other stars in the sky, and the dark half of Mercury gets extremely cold because its day is so very long.
What is the term for when a planet is at the point of its orbit nearest the sun?
The closest point to the Sun in a planet's orbit is called perihelion. The furthest point is called aphelion. Phil
What is the point of the planet Mercury closest to the sun?
Mercury rotates (slowly) as it orbits the Sun. So, the point that's closest to the Sun changes with time.
The point at which the planet is closest to the sun in its orbit is called?
perihelion
What is perhelion?
It's the point in a planet's orbit when it is closest to the sun! :)
