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  • Perihelion Distance: How Close Does an Object Get to the Sun?
    The distance to the Sun at perihelion varies depending on the object in question.

    Here are some examples:

    * Earth: 147.1 million kilometers (91.4 million miles)

    * Mercury: 46 million kilometers (29 million miles)

    * Venus: 107.5 million kilometers (66.8 million miles)

    * Mars: 206.7 million kilometers (128.4 million miles)

    * Comet Halley: 87.7 million kilometers (54.5 million miles)

    Perihelion is the point in an object's orbit around the Sun where it is closest to the Sun.

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