[DOC] [TLE] See Mercury at its best in the east at dawn  Astronomy Now [PAR] Sep 25, 2016 ... The very old lunar crescent, just 43 hours before new Moon, lies 2 ... It is, of 
course, the closest planet to the Sun, completing an orbit of ... the farthest that we 
can ever see the innermost planet from the Sun ... Mercury's eccentric orbit 
means that its distance from the Sun varies between 28.6 million and 43.4... [DOC] [TLE] Quickie Questions - Other Solar System Stuff - Mercury - Windows to ... [PAR] Oct 2, 2009 ... Mercury's minimum distance from Earth is 77.3 million km or ... Temperature in 
Venus can reach more than 450oC (approaching 900F .... Mercury's minimum 
distance from Sun is 46.0 million km (28.6 million miles) and its ... Mercury and 
Venus are the only planets that do not have either rings or moons. [DOC] [TLE] Facts About Mercury, the Closest Planet to the Sun - Bright Hub [PAR] Mar 31, 2011 ... As one of the inner planets of the solar system, Mercury has most ... 2) Closest 
Distance to the Sun: Perihelion: 46.0 million km or 28.6 million miles. 3) Furthest 
Distance From the Sun: Aphelion: 69.8 million km or 43.4 million miles ... by 
working its way past all of the zodiac constellations just like Earth does. [DOC] [TLE] 7-2 Ellipses and Circles [PAR] The distance between the vertices is equal to 2a units. So, 2a = 20, a ..... Because 
only one term is squared, the graph is a parabola. 27. y. 2 ..... PLANETARY 
MOTION Each of the planets in the solar system ... Mercury is 43.4 million miles 
from the Sun at its farthest point and 28.6 million miles at its closest, as shown 
below. [DOC] [TLE] Download File - Top Secret Space Mission [PAR] planet most like Earth. The heart of our Solar ... four planets nearest the Sun, the 
inner planets, are Mercury, Venus,. Earth, and Mars. ... Average distance from 
sun ... Sun at its closest approach. Mars is 154.9 million miles (249.2 million km) 
from the ... only about one-third as strong ... 28.6 million miles ... 43.4 million 
miles. [DOC] [TLE] Astronomy:The study on emaze [PAR] Mercury's distance from the Sun ranges from 28.6 million miles (46 million ... 
Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System and the one closest to the .... 
Uranus is more than 19 times farther from the Sun than Earth is. ... Because its 
orbit is elliptical, its distance from the Sun changes depending on where it is in its 
orbit. [DOC] [TLE] At what times are the planets closest and farthest from the Sun? [PAR] In the summer, when the Sun is farthest from the Earth at the Summer Solstice, ... 
Units ( ie in units of the radius of the Earth's orbit of 93 million miles). ... A shortcut 
is to find the current heliocentric longitude of the planet, and its ... Distance (mega 
miles) Next Date Perihelion Aphelion Perihelion Aphelion Mercury 28.6 43.4... [DOC] [TLE] 7-2 Ellipses and Circles [PAR] The distance between the vertices is equal to 2a units. .... Because only one term 
is squared, the graph is a parabola. y. 2 .... of the planets in the solar system 
move around the Sun in an elliptical orbit, where ... Mercury is 43.4 million miles 
from the Sun at its farthest point and 28.6 million miles at its closest, as shown 
below. [DOC] [TLE] Mission to Mercury | DiscoverMagazine.com [PAR] Apr 21, 2004 ... But Mercury, the planet closest to the sun, shows its face at odd times. ... and 
swings out to about 44 million miles at its farthest point, or aphelion. Fact two: 
Mercury completes its orbit around the sun in only 88 Earth days. .... Diameter: 
3,010 miles; Distance from sun: 28.6 to 43.4 million miles; Moons: 0... [DOC] [TLE] Astronomy - mantra.tv [PAR] It includes the nine planets and their moons, numerous asteroids and comets. ... 
In order of distance from the sun

Question: At its closest this planet is just 28.6 million miles from the sun; at its most distant, 43.4 million
Answer: Mercury