NEED DISTANCE TO SUN IN VERNAL EQUINOX

Hey hey! Alright look. I've been looking EVERYWHERE for the distance
from the earth to the sun during the vernal/spring equinox. And well as
you can see, I've got nothing. So this is where you come in. If ANY of
you know the distance during the vernal/spring equinox, please do share
because i need the info and i need it FAST. Remember, it's the distance
from the earth to the sun during the vernal/spring equinox!!! PLEASE
HELP!!!

-Cat

Cathy wrote:
Hey hey! Alright look. I've been looking EVERYWHERE for the distance
from the earth to the sun during the vernal/spring equinox. And well as
you can see, I've got nothing. So this is where you come in. If ANY of
you know the distance during the vernal/spring equinox, please do share
because i need the info and i need it FAST. Remember, it's the distance
from the earth to the sun during the vernal/spring equinox!!! PLEASE
HELP!!!

-Cat


I do not know the exact distance as I am away from some of my office references.
But there is a web site that will calculate the distance for you for any date
you choose between the Earth and Sun (and the Sun and other planets and other
planets from Earth). The site is called Heaven's Above and its address is
http://www.heavens-above.com. Once you enter the site (go in as an anonymous
user putting in your country and location when asked), under the astronomy
section you will see listed Planet information. The second of these two will
produce a chart of the solar system initially for the current date, as well as a
list of the distances I mention above in multiples of the Earth-Sun distance,
called one astronomical unit. That distance is 1.496 x 10^11 meters or 1.469 x
10^8 kilometers (which can be converted to miles if necessary by noting that a
kilometer is 0.6214 miles).

So, in the window provided, put in the date of the equinox (March 20, I believe
is the date this year but you might check this) and press the submit button and
the distances of the planets from the Sun will be recalculated for that date.
Take the AU value and convert to kilometers or meters or miles, whatever you wish.

Hope that helps.

J. Scott Miller wrote:
Cathy wrote:
Hey hey! Alright look. I've been looking EVERYWHERE for the
distance
from the earth to the sun during the vernal/spring equinox. And
well as
you can see, I've got nothing. So this is where you come in. If ANY
of
you know the distance during the vernal/spring equinox, please do
share
because i need the info and i need it FAST. Remember, it's the
distance
from the earth to the sun during the vernal/spring equinox!!!
PLEASE
HELP!!!

-Cat


I do not know the exact distance as I am away from some of my office
references.
But there is a web site that will calculate the distance for you
for any date
you choose between the Earth and Sun (and the Sun and other planets
and other
planets from Earth). The site is called Heaven's Above and its
address is
http://www.heavens-above.com. Once you enter the site (go in as an
anonymous
user putting in your country and location when asked), under the
astronomy
section you will see listed Planet information. The second of these
two will
produce a chart of the solar system initially for the current date,
as well as a
list of the distances I mention above in multiples of the Earth-Sun
distance,
called one astronomical unit. That distance is 1.496 x 10^11 meters
or 1.469 x
10^8 kilometers (which can be converted to miles if necessary by
noting that a
kilometer is 0.6214 miles).

So, in the window provided, put in the date of the equinox (March 20,
I believe
is the date this year but you might check this) and press the submit
button and
the distances of the planets from the Sun will be recalculated for
that date.
Take the AU value and convert to kilometers or meters or miles,
whatever you wish.

Hope that helps.

Hey thanks a lot. It helped. ^_^

-Cathy