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How many years does it take for light from the Sun to reach Pluto?

0.0055

Background

Sunlight reaches Pluto in about 0.0055 years. That works out to around five and a half hours. Pluto is on average almost six billion kilometers from the Sun. Light to Earth, by comparison, takes only eight minutes.

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