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How many light-years away from earth is Pluto?

Answer 1

The average distance between Earth and Pluto is same as average distance of Pluto from the Sun. This is 0.000628 light years, nearly.

Earth is inner to Pluto; the average distance between the two planets is 5906.4 million km. Divide this value by 149597870 to obtain the distance in Au, and then divide it by 62900 to obtain the distance in ly. The average distance between two planets is almost equal to the average distance of the outer planet from the Sun.

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Answer 2

Olivia Aldridge

Pluto is approximately 4.67 billion miles away from Earth, which is roughly 7.5 billion kilometers or about 39 astronomical units.

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