Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and its average distance from the Sun is 483.6 million miles (778.5 million kilometers).

However, because Jupiter's orbit is not perfectly circular, its distance from the Sun varies. At its closest point (perihelion), it is about 460 million miles (741 million km) from the Sun, and at its farthest point (aphelion), it is about 507 million miles (816 million km).