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How many light years away is Jupiter from earth?

Answer 1

As both planets are in elliptical orbit, the distance varies.But if we take the closest it is 588 million kilometers.

The answer, when converted to light years, is 0.000062194 light years. Light moves at a speed of 300,000 kilometers per second. A light year is the total distance that light travels in a year.

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Answer 2

Owen Atkinson

Jupiter is approximately 4.2 to 6.2 light-minutes away from Earth, depending on their relative positions in their orbits.

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