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How far away is the moon?



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Perigee 362600 km
(356400370400 km)
Apogee 405400 km
(404000406700 km)
384399 km  (1.28 ls0.00257 AU)[1]
Eccentricity 0.0549[1]
27.321661 d
(27 d 7 h 43 min 11.5 s[1])
29.530589 d
(29 d 12 h 44 min 2.9 s)
Average orbital speed
1.022 km/s
Inclination 5.145° to the ecliptic[2][a]
Regressing by one revolution in 18.61 years
Progressing by one
revolution in 8.85 years
Satellite of Earth[b][3]
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
1737.4 km  
(0.2727 of Earth's)[1][4][5]
Equatorial radius
1738.1 km  
(0.2725 of Earth's)[4]
Polar radius
1736.0 km  
(0.2731 of Earth's)[4]
Flattening 0.0012[4]
Circumference 10921 km  (equatorial)
3.793×107 km2  
(0.074 of Earth's)
Volume 2.1958×1010 km3  
(0.02 of Earth's)[4]
Mass 7.342×1022 kg  
(0.0123 of Earth's)[1][4]
[6]
Mean density
3.344 g/cm3[1][4]
0.606 × Earth
1.622 m/s2  (0.1654 g5.318 ft/s2)[4]
0.3929±0.0009[7]
2.38 km/s
(8600 km/h; 5300 mph)
29.530589 d
(29 d 12 h 44 min 2.9 s; synodic; solar day) (spin-orbit locked)
27.321661 d  (spin-orbit locked)
Equatorial rotation velocity
4.627 m/s
North pole right ascension
  • 17h 47m 26s
  • 266.86°[10]
North pole declination
65.64°[10]
Albedo 0.136[11]
Surface temp. min mean max
Equator 100 K[12] 250 K 390 K[12]
85°N  150 K 230 K[13]

here's what i found from wiki

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thanks for those facts



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