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That would be the Earth's distance from the Sun (at aphelion) plus the Earth-Moon distance. The latter is insignificant.
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How to measure the distance from Earth to Sun and how to calculate the time taken by light to travel to Earth's surface?
The distance from the Sun to the Earth varies about 3% over the course of a year, from a minimum or "perihelion" distance of about 91,500,000 miles to a maximum or "aphelion" distance of about 94,500,000 miles. 93 million miles is a good average figure. Details of how to measure this distance are given later. The speed of light is approximately 186,000 miles per second, or 300,000 kilometers per second. With an average distance of 93 million miles and an approximate speed of light of 186,000 miles per second, the math becomes really easy; it takes light 500 seconds to reach the Earth. Here's one method of how to measure the distance to the Sun, using radar technology: (You can't use radar to measure the distance to the Sun directly because of the nature of the Sun's surface.) 1) Wait for Earth, Venus and the Sun to line up with Venus (more or less) directly between us and the Sun. 2) Measure the distance to Venus using radar. 3) Knowing the Earth to Venus distance, use Kepler's Third Law to find the Earth to Sun distance. (Kepler's Third Law will give the ratio of the distances of Earth and Venus from the Sun. Thus, knowing the Earth to Venus distance, you can find the Earth to Sun distance.) See the "Related Link" below for more about measuring the distance to the Sun.
What is the distance from the sun to the star vega?
The distance from the sun to the star Vega is roughly 25.3 light years.
Why does Pluto have more moons than earth if earth has more mass?
A good bit of "luck", and the fact that Pluto is so far from the Sun; the Sun's gravity interferes very little with the weak gravity of tiny Pluto, and its even smaller moons.
What is the Jupiter moons relative position from the sun?
They orbit Jupiter so would share that planets position in relation to the Sun.
What is the maximum distance for rg6 coax?
For use in networks the maximum segment length would be 500 meters
What is the moons distance from the sun?
150 million kilometers away from the sun
When is the earth is at its maximum distance from the sun?
Earth is at its maximum distance from the sun in July. In 2012, it was farthest from the sun on July 4th or 5th.
Point in planet's orbit where the planet reaches its maximum distance from the Sun?
The point in a planet's orbit where it reaches its maximum distance from the Sun is called the Aphelion.
What is a planet's maximum distance from the sun is the of its orbit?
The apogee.
When the earth is at the maximum distance from the sun it is called?
Aphelion.
A planets maximum distance from the sun is the what of its orbit?
The apogee.
How close does the moon get to the sun?
The moons distance from Earth varies during its orbit, but is around 363,100 km or 225,620 miles at its closest (Perigee). Although this seems quite far, its only a small distance when compared to the Earth sun distance, which is 147,098,290km or 91,402,600 miles at its closest. So the moons closest distance to the sun will be around 146,735,200km.
How far is Saturn's moon Titan from the sun?
This question can not be awnsered because it is a moon not a planet which means that moons are all changing in distance from the sun but planets stay the the same distance from the sun
Is it possible to have a solar eclipse when the moon and sun are both at their maximum distances?
Yes, but it wouldn't be a total solar eclipse. It would be an annular eclipse. The Sun is so far away that the difference between its size when it's at its maximum distance versus its minimum distance is small. The Moon, on the other hand, is about 30% smaller when at its maximum distance than it appears at its minimum distance. At its maximum distance, it appears smaller than the sun, and thus can't fully cover the Sun's disc.
How many moons do the suns have?
The Sun has no moons. Moons orbit Planets > Planets orbit the Sun.
What is the distance of jupiters moons in astronomical units?
Answer: you would have to be specific there are a lot of moons orbitting Jupiter Answer: The distance from Earth to Jupiter's moons is the same as the distance from Earth to Jupiter. The distance from Jupiter to its moons is insignificant, and can be ignored.
How many numbers of moons are on the sun?
There are no moons on the sun.
