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Answer : 147 million kilometers.

Explanation :

The approximate distance between Earth and the Sun at perihelion is about 147 million kilometers (or roughly 91 million miles). Perihelion is the point in Earth's elliptical orbit where it is closest to the Sun, occurring around early January. This distance varies slightly due to the orbit's eccentricity, but 147 million kilometers is the average, contrasting with the farther aphelion at about 152 million kilometers.


Why not 152 million kilometers?
152 million km , that is actually the distance at aphelion (Earth’s farthest point from the Sun, around early July). The two numbers are only 5 million km apart, so they get swapped constantly in quizzes.

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