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What is the distance between the Earth and the Sun in km?


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  1. Definition: One astronomical unit seems to be the distance that light travels throughout approximately 8 as well as a half minutes. The Sun, as well as Earth, are approximately 92,935,700miles apart on average.
  2. The distance seen between Earth, as well as the Sun changes gradually during the year.
  3. The sun's current distance from Earth seems to be 149,203,714kilometers or 0.997365Astronomicalunits.

Therefore, the distance between the Earth and the Sun is approximately 150millionkilometres.


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