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How many light years away is the sun from pluto?

Answer 1

Pluto has a highly elliptical orbit, so its distance from the Sun varies. But it's only about 4-6 light hours, not light years.

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Answer 2

Lydia Allen

4.75 light hours, nearly. This correction now is attributed to the timely message from Olthe 3rd. Thank you. I am sorry that I had used parsec-AU conversion, instead of ls-km conversion

Pluto's orbit is highly eccentric; its average distance is semi=minor axis b = 5123.3 million km. This average is expressed in light hours as (5123300000/299792)/3600 = 4.75 lh. The range of perihelion to aphelion is 4.11 - 6.83 ight hours. One light second is approximately 299792 km.

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Answer 3

Levi Alexander

The average distance from the Sun to Pluto is about 39.5 astronomical units (AU), which is roughly 5.9 billion kilometers (3.7 billion miles). In light years, this distance is approximately 0.000527 light years.

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