Admin What is the actual distance in miles of an AU?
Definition of astronomical unit. An AU is approximately 93 million miles (150 million km). It’s approximately 8 light-minutes. More exactly, one astronomical unit (AU) = 92,955,807 miles (149,597,871 km).
What planet is 67.2 million miles from the sun?
Venus
| Planet | Distance from the Sun (Astronomical Units miles km) | Number of Moons* |
|---|---|---|
| Venus | 0.723 AU 67.2 million miles 108.2 million km | 0 |
| Earth | 1 AU 93 million miles 149.6 million km | 1 |
| Mars | 1.524 AU 141.6 million miles 227.9 million km | 2 |
| Jupiter | 5.203 AU 483.6 million miles 778.3 million km | 63 |
How far are the 8 planets from the sun?
Distance of the planets from the Sun
| Planet | Distance from the Sun | Diameter |
|---|---|---|
| Venus | 108,200,000 km (0.723 AU) | 12,104 km |
| Earth | 149,600,000 km (1.000 AU) | 12,756 km |
| Mars | 227,940,000 km (1.524 AU) | 6,805 km |
| Jupiter | 778,330,000 km (5.203 AU) | 142,984 km |
What is approximately 93 million miles away from Earth?
The Sun
The Sun is about 150 billion meters (or 93 million miles) away from the earth.
How far is a parsec in space?
about 30 trillion kilometers
Bottom line: One parsec is defined as the distance to a star that shifts by one arcsecond from one side of Earth’s orbit to the other. One parsec is about 30 trillion kilometers, or just over three light-years.
How many miles is it to the moon?
384,400 km
Moon/Distance to Earth
The average distance between the Earth and the Moon is 384 400 km (238 855 miles). The Moon’s elliptical orbit with the distances at apogee and perigee.