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How many miles does the Earth travel in its orbit around the Sun?

Answer 1

2 X Pi X AU = 9.40 E+06 km = 5.84 E+08 miles, nearly

This is an approximation based on the assumption that the orbit is a circle with radius one astronomical unit (AU). Nevertheless, the 3-sd approximation is error-free. We can produce one more accurate sd by assuming that the orbit is an ellipse with small eccentricity (e = 0.01671). We are unable to improve beyond 4 sd unless the transcendental e is precisely known.

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Answer 2

Lydia Allen

The Earth travels approximately 584 million miles (940 million kilometers) in its orbit around the Sun.

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