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Mercury transit question

Started by SmokeDaddy, 11/09/2006 10:08PM
Posted 11/09/2006 10:08PM Opening Post
Can someone tell me approximately how far Mercury is away from the Sun at the transit point?

Thanks,
-JW:>)
Posted 11/10/2006 03:30AM #1
Here are numbers I got from Starry Night Pro Plus, v5:

Distance from Earth to Sun during transit: .9906 AU (92.08 million miles)

Distance from Earth to Mercury during transit: .6752 AU (62.76 million miles)

Distance from Mercury to Sun during transit: .3154 AU (29.32 million miles)

Ron
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