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Out of aphelion and perihelion, where is the speed of the earth more and why?

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Out of aphelion and perihelion, where is the speed of the earth more and why?

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Areal velocity of earth around the sun is constant from Kepler’s II law, so the speed of the earth is more at perihelion than at the aphelion. The earth has to cover greater linear distance to keep the areal velocity constant, at aphelion.

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