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The nearest distance is called the perihelion and the furthest distance is called the aphelion (there is about 5 million km difference). The mean distance is called one astronomical unit.

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1 astronomical unit (1 AU)

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An astronomical unit is the average distance between the?

One AU is the distance between the Earth and the Sun.


The minimum distance between the earth and sun occurs in January and is called the?

The point in earth's orbit where it is closest to the sun is called "perihelion".


What is The average distance between the sun and Earth is called?

Astronomical unit.


When the distance between the earth and the sun is minimum?

The distance between the earth and the sun is about 150 million km .


Which of these does not contribute to the changing of seasons A distance between the Earth and Moon B distance between Earth and Sun C distance between Earth and Venus D alignment of the Universe?

distance between the earth and the sun.


What is the unit of measurement between earth and sun?

The average distance between Sun and Earth is called the "astronomical unit". It is approximately 150 million km.


What is the distance of the sun called?

I think you mean the distance from the Earth to the Sun. This distance is measured in Astronomical Units (AU)


Does the gravitational force vary with the distance between earth and sun?

The gravitational force between the Earth and sun certainly depends on the distance between the Earth and sun. But the gravitational force between, for example, the Earth and me does not.


What planet's distance from the sun is about 72 percent of the distance from the sun to the earth?

The distance between the Sun and the Earth is 1 AU (149.597 m km / 93 m miles) whereas the distance between the Sun and Venus is at an average of 0.723 AU (108. 200 m km / 67.625 m miles). So it can be called 72% of the Sun-Earth distance.


What is the vocabulary word for distance between the earth and the sun?

One Astronomical Unit is the mean distance between the Sun and the Earth.


What is an is equal to the distance between the sun and earth?

It's called 1 Astronomical unit.


An what is equal to the distance between the sun and Earth?

It's called 1 Astronomical unit.