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How many earth years does it take mercury to go around the sun?

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88 days to orbit length of day 58d 15h 30 m
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Answer:

0.24 Earth years

Step-by-step explanation:

However, it's proximity to the Sun means that its average orbital velocity is a speedy 47.362 kilometers a second or 29.429 miles per second – approximately 170,500 km/h; 105,945 mph. At this rate, it takes Mercury 87.969 days, or the equivalent of 0.24 Earth years, to complete a single orbit of the Sun.

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