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Earth is about 150 million kilometres from the Sun.
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The actual distance changes along Earth's orbit. The displayed value uses one astronomical unit as a reference.
In Depth
The astronomical unit is defined as an exact constant, but this diagram does not show Earth and Sun diameters at the same scale.
Scale measurement
1 AU · distance
Quick facts
- Category: distance
- Reference: 1 AU
- Diagram: object diameters not to scale
Related objects
- related-to: Earth
- related-to: Sun
- part-of: Solar System