At its nearest, Venus comes within about 41 million km of Earth. How distant is it at its farthest?

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Zachariah Branch

17 March, 09:07

At its nearest, Venus comes within about 41 million km of Earth. How distant is it at its farthest?

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Alia Duarte · Answer 1

261 million km

Explanation:

Venus has an almost perfectly circular orbit with 0.007 eccentricity. Earth however has an elliptical orbit with 0.016 eccentricity. Distance of Earth from Venus at its farthest is 261 million km. So, the difference in the farthest and closest distance is very high almost 220 million km. At the farthest Venus is 108,939,000 km from the sun and 107,477,000 km at its closest from the Sun.

Aidan Bond · Answer 2

162 million km

Explanation:

The nearest distance between Earth and Venus is 41 million kilometers. Whereas the Farthest distance between Earth and Venus is 162 million kilometers. The Venus is the hottest planet of the solar system. It is also called Evening and morning star, as it appears brightest in the sky in morning and Evening after moon.