A complete orbit by Mercury around the Sun takes 88 Earth days. So that is Mercury's "year."
The slow rotation of the planet (about 58.6 Earth days) is due to resonance with the Sun, giving Mercury 3 rotations for every 2 orbits. The effect of this is that a "solar day" (sunrise to sunrise) on Mercury lasts 156 Earth days!
How long does it take for Mercury to trvael around the sun ?
Mercury takes about 88 Earth days to revolve around the Sun. Earth takes about 365.25 (Earth) days to revolve around the Sun.
At the equator, the surface temperature on Mercury can range from 100K (-173'C) to 700K (430'C). This is due to a very long apparent day length, from a combination of the time taken to orbit and the planets axial rotation.
Mercury completes an orbit of the Sun in 88 Earth days, which is about 3 months or 0.24 Earth years. The slowly spinning planet makes only 1.5 rotations per revolution, giving a sidereal day of 58.6 Earth days but a solar day, sunrise to sunrise, of 176 Earth days (twice as long as its year).
It takes Mercury about 59 Earth days to complete one full rotation on its axis. This means that a day on Mercury (one full rotation) is equivalent to 59 Earth days.
It takes Mercury 1407.6 Earth hours to make one full rotation around its axis.
88 days
A day on Mercury is 58.646 Earth days long
88 Earth days to revolve around the Sun.
88 days.
The movement around the Sun is called "revolution", not "rotation". It takes Mercury 88 days for one revolution - almost three months.
Mercury completes one revolution in about 88 Earth days. This is due to its slow rotation. Mercury is a terrestrial planet that is the nearest to the sun. A day on Mercury is about 58.5 Earth days.
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One revolution around the sun (year) is 88 days. AndOne revolution on its axis (day) is 58.6 earth days.
How long does it take for Mercury to trvael around the sun ?
365 days
1 year