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The earth's path around the sun is not a perfect circle. But it's close, and in order to answer
this question, we'll assume that it is.
The earth's average distance from the sun ... the radius of the "circle" ... is 93 million miles.
The distance traveled by earth around the sun in a year ... the circumference of the circle ... is
(2 pi) times (radius) = 584.3 million miles(rounded)
What else can I help you with?
Is the average distance from earth to the sun a light-year?
No. The distance from the Earth to the Sun is 8 light-minutes.It takes light 8 minutes to travel from the Sun to the Earth, in other words.The distance that light can travel in one year is one light-year.
Is a light year measured in distance?
Not really. A light year is a measure of distance. It is the distance light can travel in one earth year, about 6 trillion miles
Is a light-year the amount of time that it takes for light to travel from the sun to Earth?
No. A light year is the distance that any light can travel in a year.It's about 63 thousand times the distance from the sun to Earth.The light from the sun takes about 8 minutes to travel to the Earth.
What does 6300 light years equal to in earth years?
A light year is a measure of distance not time. A light year is the distance light travels in one year. So for light to travel 6,300 light years, would take 6,300 years
What does a light year have to do with the sun and the earth?
A "light year" is a measure of distance, derived from "how far light can travel in one Earth year". Thus, if you shine a torch for the amount of time it takes the Earth to orbit the sun exactly once, that light would have travelled the distance of a "light year".
If I see a planet that is 1 light year how much time has passed for me to see it?
One year ! A light year - is a measurement of distance over time. It is the distance light takes to travel over a single Earth year. The distance is 5,878,612,843,200 miles.
What are au's?
An au is an astronomical unit, or how far light will travel in a year.
4.3light year is equais to how many earth years?
In spite of its name, a light year does not indicate time, but it indicates distance! It actually equates to the distance that light travels in one Earth year, which is a very big distance, seeing that light travels at 186,000 miles per second.
Why was it necessary to definite new unit to measure distance in universe?
Because of the unwieldy large numbers that would otherwise be required.A Parsec is the distance from the Sun to Earth, and a light year is the distance that light would travel in a year.
How many light years does it take to travel two and half earth years?
One light year is the distance that light travels in one year, which is approximately 5.88 trillion miles. Therefore, to travel a distance equivalent to 2.5 Earth years, you would need to travel about 2.5 light years, which is roughly 14.7 trillion miles.
What is meant by 10 000 light years away?
A light year - is the distance a pulse of light would travel in an earth 'year'. This equates to a distance of5,869,713,600,000 mile in a single year. Something 10,000 light years from earth would be at a distance of58,697,136,000,000,000 miles - or roughly 58,697 BILLION miles away!
How long does it take for a lightyear to travel?
A lightyear is the distance that light can travel in one year.
