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Old 14-May-2003, 06:48 PM
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Default Re: Distance from Earth
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Originally Posted by emorweb
If this bogus planet is visible near our sun but around the orbit of Mars, wouldn't that put it on the OTHER side of the sun?

I mean, wouldn't it be around 200 million miles away, at least?

And at that distance wouldn't it have to be traveling at nearly 500,000 MPH in order to get here inside the next 17 days?
The never-fail Zetan Tables of Arrival say it's a mere 14 million miles away tomorrow.