Friday, February 3, 2012

How many miles is the North Star from the earth?

One light-year is the distance light travels in a 365-day year. The speed of light is about 186,282.4 miles per second. How long is 2 light-years (in miles)?



Light from the North Star takes 680 years to reach the earth. How many miles is the North Star from the earth?How many miles is the North Star from the earth?The North Star (Polaris) is 420 light years from Earth, that is about 2,526,078,719,600,000 miles.



(680 light years equals 3,994,729,137,900,000 miles.)

.How many miles is the North Star from the earth?A exam?

I think it is 3,994,729,201,152,000 miles! How far!How many miles is the North Star from the earth?If you already know all the particulars, just do the math!
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