How far are the planets from the sun?

The eight planets in our solar system each occupy their own orbits around the sun. They orbit the star in ellipses which means their distance to the sun varies depending on where they are in their orbits .

When they get closest to the sun, it's called perihelion, and when it's farthest away it's called aphelion.

Astronomers often use a term called astronomical unit because the spans are so immense making it hard for human to grasp.

1AU is the the distance from the sun to earth which is 1496,000,000 km.

Mercury:

Closest: 0.307 AU (46 million km / 29 million miles)

Farthest: 0.466 AU (70 million km / 43 million miles)

Closest to Mercury from Earth: 77.3 million km / 48 million miles

Venus:

Closest: 0.718 AU (107 million km / 66 million miles)

Farthest: 0.728 AU (109 million km / 68 million miles)

Closest to Venus from Earth: 40 million km / 25 million miles

Earth:

Closest: 0.98 AU (147 million km / 91 million miles)

Farthest: 1.01 AU( 152 million km / 94 million miles)

Mars:

Closest: 1.38 AU (205 million km / 127 million miles)

Farthest: 1.66 AU (249 million km / 155 million miles)

Closest to Mars from Earth: 55 million km / 34 million miles

Jupiter:

Closest: 4.95 AU (741 million km /460 million miles)

Farthest: 5.46 AU (817 million km / 508 million miles)

Closest to Jupiter from Earth: 588 million km / 346 million miles

Saturn:

Closest: 9.05 AU (1.35 billion km / 839 million miles)

Farthest: 10.12 AU (1.51 billion km / 938 million miles)

Closest to Saturn from Earth: 1.2 billion km /746 million miles

Uranus:

Closest: 18.4 AU (2.75 billion km / 1.71 billion miles)

Farthest: 20.1 AU (3.00 billion km / 1.86 billion miles)

Closest to Uranus from Earth: 2.57 billion km / 1.6 billion miles

Neptune:

Closest: 29.8 AU (4.45 billion km /2.77 billion miles)

Farthest: 30.4 AU (4.55 billion km / 2.83 billion miles)

Closest to Neptune from Earth: 4.3 billion km / 2.7 billion miles

We’ll include Pluto too, even though Pluto is not a planet anymore .

Pluto:

Closest: 29.7 AU (4.44 billion km / 2.76 billion miles)

Farthest: 49.3 AU (7.38 billion km / 4.59 billion miles)

Closest to Pluto from Earth: 4.28 billion km / 2.66 billion miles

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