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THE DISTANCES FROM THE PLANETS TO THE EARTH



The table below provides the distances from the planets to the Earth sorted by minimal distances.
In order to sort by maximal distance, click on the title of the columns.
Concerning the asteroids and comets, see the pages dedicated to the close approaches to the Earth by these bodies. 


 
 Planet   
 		 minimal distance     
in AU		 minimal distance     
in millions of km    		 maximal distance     
in AU  		 maximal distance     
in millions of km    
Venus 0.266  39.79 1.736 259.71
Mars 0.372  55.65 2.671 399.58
Mercury 0.552 82.5 1.446 216.3
Sun 0.983 147 1.017 152.1
Jupiter 3.957  591.97 6.454 965.52
Saturn 8.050  1 204.28 11.046 1 652.48
Uranus 17.292  2 586.88 21.089 3 154.91
Pluto 28.699 4 293.37 50.291 7 523.53
Neptune 28.817 4 311.02 31.317 4 685.02

Credit : J.E. Arlot, IMCCE/observatoire de Paris