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Sep 27, 2023 · This extra day takes Earth’s calendar year to 366 days with the extra day being attached to the end of February. To be completely accurate then Earth’s orbital period is 365.2422 days long. This is the exact amount of time it takes our planet to complete its journey around the Sun.
Sep 27, 2023 · Its orbital period is such that a year on Saturn is around 10,756 equivalent to 29.4 years. When compared to the next closest planet to the Sun, Jupiter which takes 12 Earth years or to be exact 4,333 Earth days, Saturn takes more than twice as long to complete its orbit.
Sep 29, 2023 · Pluto is one of the more distant planetary bodies from the Sun in our solar system so its orbital period is quite long. It takes Pluto 90,530 Earth days or roughly 248 Earth years for Pluto to complete a full orbit around the Sun. To put this in perspective when Pluto was last in the same position in its orbit as it is in 2023 certain ...
Sep 27, 2023 · Neptune’s orbit is not perfect so at various times in its 165 year trip around the Sun it is at different distances from that huge star. On average though it is 2.8 billion miles away which is a mind boggling distance. It is so far away in fact that it would take at least 12 years to reach Neptune’s orbit from Earth.
Sep 27, 2023 · Sitting over 5 times further away from the Sun than the Earth does Jupiter has a long orbital period. This rapidly spinning gas giant completes a day in 10 hours but due to its orbital period a Jupiter year lasts about 12 Earth years or to be exact 4,333 Earth Days.
Sep 27, 2023 · Mercury’s distance from the Sun depends on where the planet is in its rotation. When Mercury is at its closest it is 29 million miles away from the Sun and at its furthest it is 43 million miles away. It takes a little over 3 minutes for the light of the Sun to reach the surface of Mercury. In context it takes just over 8 minutes for the same ...
Sep 27, 2023 · Spinning faster in its orbit than planet Earth a day on Uranus lasts 17 Earth hours and because of its vast orbital distance it takes 30,687 Earth days to travel around the Sun. This combination of a Uranian year lasting 84 years and a shorter day added to a 97.77 tilt on its axis means that the planet’s polar regions can see 21-year-long dark winters at the poles.
Oct 31, 2023 · Like fellow gas giant Jupiter, Saturn spins rapidly as it orbits the sun meaning a day lasts about 10.7 hours. Its orbital period is such that a year on Saturn is around 10,756 equivalent to 29.4 years. When compared to the next closest planet to the Sun, Jupiter which takes 12 Earth years or to be exact 4,333 Earth days, Saturn takes more than ...
Sep 27, 2023 · A Venus year lasts 140 days less than an Earth year with an orbital period of 225 Earth days. Another interesting fact is that Venus itself spins slowly as it orbits the Sun. A single day on Venus lasts 243 Earth days which means it orbits the Sun faster than the planet itself can revolve once on its axis.
Oct 31, 2023 · It takes Pluto 90,530 Earth days or roughly 248 Earth years for Pluto to complete a full orbit around the Sun. To put this in perspective when Pluto was last in the same position in its orbit as it is in 2023 certain historical events were taking place. These included: The start of the American Revolutionary War.
