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The Earth's Structure
Earth Data
Day and Night
Seasons, Equinoxes and Solstices
Physical Dimensions
Miscellaneous Information
Earth's Natural Satellite - The Moon
The Earth

About Earth Data

Maximum distance from the Sun (Aphelion) : 125 007 016 km
Minimum distance from the Sun (Perihelion) : 147 000 830 km
Obliquity of the ecliptic : 23° 27' 08"
Length of year - tropical (equinox to equinox) : 365.24 days
Length of year - sidereal (fixed star to fixed star) : 365.26 days
Length of day - mean solar day : 24h 03m 56s
Length of day - mean sidereal day : 23h 56m 04s


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