A bit over 8 minutes, it is the time it takes sunlight to reach the earth.
Of the known planets in the solar system, Mercury, being nearest to the sun, completes its orbit in the shortest time . . . 88 earth days.
Of the known planets in the solar system, Mercury, being nearest to the sun, completes its orbit in the shortest time . . . 88 earth days.
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Mercury. It takes only 88 Earth days to orbit the sun.
Since Mercury is the closest planet, it travels around the sun in the shortest amount of time. A year on Mercury equals 88 days.
Mercury has the shortest orbital period around the sun, completing one trip in about 88 Earth days.
The longest distance from Earth to the Sun is about 94.5 million miles (152 million kilometers) in July when Earth is farthest from the Sun (aphelion). The shortest distance is about 91.5 million miles (147 million kilometers) in January when Earth is closest to the Sun (perihelion).
Mercury
The planet that has the shortest period of revolution is Mercury, which is 88 days. The planet with the longest revolution is Neptune, which is 165 years. Earth's revolution is the third shortest.
Mercury has the shortest period of revolution around the Sun, at approximately 88 Earth days.