What is light minute how many light minutes is the earth from the sun express the distance in kilometers
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Light travels fast and covers huge distances quickly. It is another form of electromagnetic energy and is a universal constant across the universe. So it is used as a standard to measure the universe.
Light minutes are useful for calculating the distances within a solar system.
A light minute is equal to 17.9 million kilometres, or 11.1 million miles.
The Earth is 8.316 minutes away from the Sun.
The distance between the Earth and the Sun is 149,597,870.691 km.
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The distance between the Earth and
the Sun is 149,597,870.691 km.
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