1 AU=1.49597870*1013cm=1.496*1013cm=1.5*1013cm.NOT a memorable quantity---though it's better than * using miles. 1 is much easier to remember. >
NOTE: Eccentricity is the RELATIVE AMOUNT that the planet-Sun distance varies from the mean distance. For example, Mercury goes 20.56 % nearer and farther from the Sun than the mean distance. Pluto and Mercury have the most eccentric orbits. See ellipse for more on eccentricity.
Planet Mean Distance (AU) Eccentricity
Mercury 0.38710 0.2056 Venus 0.72333 0.0068 Earth 1.00000 0.0167 Mars 1.52369 0.0933 Jupiter 5.20283 0.048 Saturn 9.53876 0.056 Uranus 19.19139 0.046 Neptune 30.06107 0.010 Pluto (ex-planet) 39.52940 0.248