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You can do the math for yourself; it isn't hard. The Earth's orbit is an ellipse, but it's VERY close to being a circle; so close that we can assume that it is for these purposes. The circumference of a circle is 2 times the radius times "pi", the irrational number. "Pi" is pretty close to 3.1412, and our assumption about the orbit being circular and the radius of Earth's orbit doesn't justify using any higher precision.
The Earth's orbit is 92,957,000 miles away from the Sun, so the circumference is 584,066,873 miles.
This takes one year to accomplish, which is 365.24 days. So the Earth is traveling at 1,599,131 miles per day.
There are 24 hours in a day, so this is 66,630 miles per hour. == ==
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Does the sun go around the earth or the earth or around the sun?
The earth orbits around the sun. Extra Fact- The moon orbits around the earth.More correctly, astronomical bodies orbit a mutual centre of gravity. However because the sun is so much more massive than the earth, in practical terms, it is correct to say the earth orbits the sun.
How fast does the sun go down?
the sun does not go downvthe earth rotates.
When the earth goes around the sun does the moon go with the earth?
Yes, the moon has its own orbit around the earth, held in place by the earth's gravity. As the earth orbits around the sun, the moon goes with it.
Does a space station go fast or slow?
A space station goes very fast. It orbits the earth every 90 minutes! (hour and a half)
How long does it take for Jupiter to go around the sun?
"How long goes it take Jupiter to orbit the Sun?" is a question that we get from time to time here on Universe Today. Jupiter orbits the Sun every 11.86 Earth years (or 4,332 days). The longer orbital period for Jupiter is because it orbits at an average distance of 778 million km(Earth orbits at an average of 150 million km).
How fast does the earths moon go around the sun?
The moon orbits the Earth, which takes one year to go around the Sun.
Does the sun go round the earth?
no, the earth orbits around the sun
How fast does Jupiter go around the sun?
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Which cant go around earth the moon sun or a boat or plane?
The sun. The earth orbits the sun, the others all go around the earth.
Does earth go around the sun or does the sun go around earth?
The earth orbits around the sun. Extra Fact- The moon orbits around the earth.More correctly, astronomical bodies orbit a mutual centre of gravity. However because the sun is so much more massive than the earth, in practical terms, it is correct to say the earth orbits the sun.
Do we have days and nights because the sun orbits the earth?
No. (But if you like that idea, go read Terry Pratchett.)
Does the sun go around the earth or the earth or around the sun?
The earth orbits around the sun. Extra Fact- The moon orbits around the earth.More correctly, astronomical bodies orbit a mutual centre of gravity. However because the sun is so much more massive than the earth, in practical terms, it is correct to say the earth orbits the sun.
How long is it that it takes the moon to revolve around the sun?
The Moon orbits the Earth, and that takes 27 days to complete an orbit.Since the Earth orbits the Sun, the time taken for the Moon to go oncearound the Sun is the same as for the Earth. a year.
How do the the orbits of comets and asteroids compare to that of planet Earth?
they go around the sun like the earth
How long does it take Neptune to go around the earth in earth days?
it doesent orbit the earth it orbits the sun.
Where does the sun go after dark?
The sun doesn't go anywhere as Earth orbits the sun. It appears dark because the Earth revolves and the face which was facing the Sun would now be on the other side.
How fast does the sun go down?
the sun does not go downvthe earth rotates.
