There are a number of planets in our solar system. However, Pluto has recently been demoted (in year 2006) from the list of planets and is no longer a planet. Also note that planets do not go around the Sun in circular orbits and thus their distance from the Sun varies depending on where they are in their orbit. The average distances of each planet from the Sun is listed here:
1) Mercury: 35,983,610 miles
2) Venus: 67,232,360 miles
3) Earth: 92,957,100 miles (this distance is also known as astronomical unit or AU)
4) Mars: 141,635,300 miles
5) Jupiter: 483,632,000 miles
6) Saturn : 888,188,000 miles
7) Uranus: 1,783,950,000 miles
8) Neptune: 2,798,842,000 miles
9) Ceres: 257,000,000 miles
Pluto has an average distance of 3,670,050,000 miles from Sun.
The distance of each planet from the Sun can also be expressed in terms of the Astronomical Unit (AU).
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