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Would a year on planet Neptune be longer or shorter than an earth year explain?

It would be longer because Neptune is farther away from the sun than Earth is. Then, Neptune revolution is 163.72 Earth YEARS and Earth revolution period is 365.26 Earth DAYS. Hope I helped.


Does Pluto or Neptune have a longer year and why?

Neptune has a longer year than Mercury. The closer to the sun a planet is, the faster the orbit and shorter the year. Neptune's orbital period (year) is a little under 165 Earth years. Mercury orbits the sun in just under 88 days.


Is the moon or neptune farther from earth?

The moon is about 384,403 kilometers (238,857 miles) from Earth, and about 4,564 million kilometers (2,835 million miles) from Neptune. So, the moon is much closer to the Earth, Neptune over 10,000 times farther away.


Why Neptune sometimes farther from the sun than Pluto?

Neptune is brighter than Pluto because it is larger and (usually) closer to earth. There isn't enough differences in the albedo or "reflectivity" of the two planets to offset Neptune's size advantage. Even when Pluto slides inside the orbit of Neptune, which the dwarf planet does during part of its orbit of the sun, its smaller size does not permit it to compete with Neptune for brightness. No effence but i need more of an answer than this


Why does it take Neptune longer than Mercury to revolve around the sun?

Neptune is the farthest major planet from the Sun, at an average distance of 4.5 billion kilometers from the Sun, 30 times farther than the Earth. This makes its orbital path around the Sun more than 30 times as long as Earth's. So even at the same speed as Earth, it would take more than 30 Earth years to make one orbit. In fact, it is much moving much more slowly than Earth, less than 1/5 the speed, and takes 164.79 Earth years. The basis for planetary orbits is that planets closer to the Sun, regardless of their mass, must move at a higher velocity than those farther out. Mercury's orbital speed is nearly 9 times as fast as Neptune's.

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How much farther from the sun is the orbit of Neptune than the orbit of the Earth?

Neptune is about 30 times farther away from the sun than Earth is.


Would a year on planet Neptune be longer or shorter than an earth year explain?

It would be longer because Neptune is farther away from the sun than Earth is. Then, Neptune revolution is 163.72 Earth YEARS and Earth revolution period is 365.26 Earth DAYS. Hope I helped.


Which is the slowest revolution around the sun?

Neptune. It is much farther away from the Sun than any other planet and takes about 165 Earth years to complete a full orbit.


Does Pluto or Neptune have a longer year and why?

Neptune has a longer year than Mercury. The closer to the sun a planet is, the faster the orbit and shorter the year. Neptune's orbital period (year) is a little under 165 Earth years. Mercury orbits the sun in just under 88 days.


Is the moon or neptune farther from earth?

The moon is about 384,403 kilometers (238,857 miles) from Earth, and about 4,564 million kilometers (2,835 million miles) from Neptune. So, the moon is much closer to the Earth, Neptune over 10,000 times farther away.


Why Neptune sometimes farther from the sun than Pluto?

Neptune is brighter than Pluto because it is larger and (usually) closer to earth. There isn't enough differences in the albedo or "reflectivity" of the two planets to offset Neptune's size advantage. Even when Pluto slides inside the orbit of Neptune, which the dwarf planet does during part of its orbit of the sun, its smaller size does not permit it to compete with Neptune for brightness. No effence but i need more of an answer than this


Why does it take Neptune longer than Mercury to revolve around the sun?

Neptune is the farthest major planet from the Sun, at an average distance of 4.5 billion kilometers from the Sun, 30 times farther than the Earth. This makes its orbital path around the Sun more than 30 times as long as Earth's. So even at the same speed as Earth, it would take more than 30 Earth years to make one orbit. In fact, it is much moving much more slowly than Earth, less than 1/5 the speed, and takes 164.79 Earth years. The basis for planetary orbits is that planets closer to the Sun, regardless of their mass, must move at a higher velocity than those farther out. Mercury's orbital speed is nearly 9 times as fast as Neptune's.


Do Neptune and Pluto have the same orbit?

No, Neptune and Pluto do not have the same orbit. Neptune orbits the Sun in a nearly circular path close to the plane of the Solar System, while Pluto has a more elliptical and inclined orbit that is skewed compared to the other planets. Additionally, Neptune's orbit is further from the Sun compared to Pluto's orbit.


How many years does it take for neptune to orbit?

The movement around the Sun is called "revolution", not "rotation". It takes Neptune almost 165 years for one revolution.The movement around the Sun is called "revolution", not "rotation". It takes Neptune almost 165 years for one revolution.The movement around the Sun is called "revolution", not "rotation". It takes Neptune almost 165 years for one revolution.The movement around the Sun is called "revolution", not "rotation". It takes Neptune almost 165 years for one revolution.


Is the Sun nearer to the Earth than Neptune?

The sun is much closer to earth than Neptune is. Neptune is way out there. The sun is 1 A.U. away or 92 milllion miles Neptune is between 29 - 31 A.U away


How long is a decade on Neptune?

One year on Neptune is 164.79 earth years. So, a decade would be ten times as much, or 1647.9 earth years.


Why it takes Pluto more time than Neptune to orbit the Sun?

Yes, some planets do take longer to rorbit around the sun. It takes earth 365 days, hence a year being 365 days. Saturn, the 6th planet from the sun, takes 10,759 earth days to orbit around the sun.