How long does it take for a planet to orbit the sun? Write the names of the planets in order from shortest to longest orbit time.
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The order of the orbital periods of the planets is exactly the same as the order of their distances from the sun.
Mercury . . . 88 days Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto (dwarf planet) . . . 248 years
The time it takes for a planet to orbit the Sun varies, with Mercury having the shortest orbit at 88 days and Neptune the longest at 165 years. The planets, in order from shortest to longest orbit time, are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. Generally, the closer a planet is to the Sun, the shorter its orbital period.
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