How long does it take to reach the Sun?

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The Sun is by far the brightest object in the Earth’s sky. The Earth-Sun distance can vary between 147,098,074 km and 152,097,701 km [1]Beer, J.; McCracken, K.; von Steiger, R. (2012). Cosmogenic Radionuclides: Theory and Applications in the Terrestrial and Space Environments. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 41. ISBN … Continue reading. Light travels at a speed of 299,792 kilometers per second; 186,287 miles per second.[2]https://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/venus/q89.html At its average distance, light travels from the Sun’s horizon to Earth’s horizon in about 8 minutes and 19 seconds, while light from the closest points of the Sun and Earth takes about two seconds less.

If you are traveling in a car with an average speed of 55 miles/hour, it would take you about 192 years to reach the Sun.

According to reliable resources mentioned above it takes:

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1 Beer, J.; McCracken, K.; von Steiger, R. (2012). Cosmogenic Radionuclides: Theory and Applications in the Terrestrial and Space Environments. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 41. ISBN 978-3-642-14651-0.
2 https://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/venus/q89.html