Image: Eris800yearsb

Description: Plot of the distance to the Sun for Pluto, and Eris. It shows how Eris can be closer to the Sun than Pluto. This occurs since Eris has a perihelion (closest distance to the Sun) of 38.3 AU and Pluto has an aphelion (furthest distance from the Sun) of 49.3 AU.
Title: Eris800yearsb
Credit: Generated with Gravity Simulator written by Tony Dunn.
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