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Up until August 2006, Pluto was the outer most planet in our Solar System. The IAU reassessed what constituted a planet and Pluto fell outside that definition and is now referred to as a "Dwarf Planet". Whether it is a planet or a dwarf planet, Pluto's orbit is about 5,913 million km from the sun (on average). Earth is about 150 million km from the sun. Earth is about 5,763 million km closer to the sun than Pluto.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoNo, it's about the same distance away from both Earth and Pluto. The north star is about 430 light years away, almost a million times the distance between Earth and Pluto. As Earth and Pluto orbit the sun, the trade off which is closer to the north star, but it's nothing compared to the total distance.
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∙ 14y agoYes, the planets are millions or billions (depending on the star) of miles closer to the earth than than the stars. The closest star to Earth, however, the Sun, is closer than some of the planets.
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∙ 11y agoNo.
It is farther from the Earth than the Moon and the Sun but the stars are much further away than Pluto.
However, the Sun is in fact a star so it is possible that the answer could be 'Yes'!
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∙ 9y ago- For Pluto: the closest distance between the Earth and Pluto occurs when Earth is at its most distant from the Sun, and Pluto is at its closest. And the Sun, Earth and Pluto are lined up in a perfect line. When this happens, Pluto and Earth would be separated by 4.2 billion km. At their most distant, Earth would be at its furthest at the opposite side of the Sun from Pluto. At this point, Earth and Pluto would be separated by 7.5 billion km.
- For earth moon: At its closest point, known as the perigee, the Moon is only 363,104 km and at its most distant point, called apogee, the Moon gets to a distance of 406,696 km.
- This means that the earth moon is closer to earth than Pluto
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∙ 6y agoYes, everything in our solar system, including the most remote asteroids, are closer than Polaris.
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∙ 12y agoyes the sun is closer Pluto is very far
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∙ 12y agoThere both in the milky way
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How come you cant see the 2 planets in front of the earth but the sun?
Mercury and Venus are the two planets nearer to the sun than the Earth is. They are both bright and easy to see. You just have to know when to look, and where in the sky to look. You also have to know what you are looking at when you see them, because they just look like bright stars.
How is the formation of stars different from the formation of planets?
Planets are pieces of material that orbit a star such as the earth orbits the sun. Stars are 'suns' and are distributed throughout the universe. Stars are much larger than planets hence the reason that at night stars can be seen in the sky and planets cant even though the stars are much futher away than the other planets in our solar system.
Which planets have morning and evening stars?
Any planets further in would tend to appear as morning or evening "stars." So from Mars the planets Earth, Venus, and Mercury would all be morning and evening "stars." Venus, of course, would be much brighter than Earth, even though Earth would generally be closer. Earth has a lower albedo.
By simply looking at the sky at night Can you pick out stars that are hotter then the sun Cooler than the sun What do you look for Is the star brightness a clue?
Generally the red stars are colder, the blue stars are hotter.Apparent brightness has nothing to do with this. A bright-looking star may simply be nearer to Earth. It may also have a large surface area.Generally the red stars are colder, the blue stars are hotter.Apparent brightness has nothing to do with this. A bright-looking star may simply be nearer to Earth. It may also have a large surface area.Generally the red stars are colder, the blue stars are hotter.Apparent brightness has nothing to do with this. A bright-looking star may simply be nearer to Earth. It may also have a large surface area.Generally the red stars are colder, the blue stars are hotter.Apparent brightness has nothing to do with this. A bright-looking star may simply be nearer to Earth. It may also have a large surface area.
How do scientist know that planets are much closer to earth than stars are?
By observing their movements. It is actually quite simple: If you watch a planet for two consecutive nights, you can already detect movement among the background stars. You can do this with the naked eye - no special instruments are required. Stars, on the other hand, seem to be unmovable, year after year. It may take decades or centuries to detect a change for some of the nearer stars.
How many planets are nearer to the sun than the earth is?
There are 2 planets closer to the Sun from the Earth
Why does the moon look brighter than the stars?
moon is too nearer to earth than stars
What other planets are nearer the sun than planet earth?
Mercury and Venus are closer to the Sun than Earth.
What 2 planets have a faster orbital velocity than earth?
Any planets that are nearer to the sun than the earth is. The two known ones are Mercury and Venus.
Why do all planets nearer to the sun than the earth go through phases as seen from earth?
because the sun causes ther effect
Why does the moon seem so big compared to the stars?
Because the Moon is much nearer than the stars to the Earth.
How do scientists know that planets are closer to earth than the stars?
not a clue
What is the location in relation to other planets on mars?
Mars is farther from the sun than Mercury, Venus, the Earth and Earth's moon. It's nearer to the sun than all of the other planets in the solar system, and of other stars, all of their moons, all of the Kuiper belt and Oort cloud objects, and most of the comets and asteroids most of the time.
How come you cant see the 2 planets in front of the earth but the sun?
Mercury and Venus are the two planets nearer to the sun than the Earth is. They are both bright and easy to see. You just have to know when to look, and where in the sky to look. You also have to know what you are looking at when you see them, because they just look like bright stars.
Why is venus brighter than the stars?
Because it is nearer that the stars.
Why do stars planets and moons do not collide it self?
The moon is many times closer to the Earth than the stars are.
Why do you see stars twinkling but planets do not?
the stars emitt its own light. But the planets do not have any own light. It absorbs the light from the stars like a sun. It just reflects the light. And also the stars are far away from the earth than the planets. So we can found the twinkling of stars but not the planets.
