Astronomy : Order & Position of Planets

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Planets may be ordered according to their distances from the Sun as shown below (nearest = 1 and farthest = 9).

Position	Planet	Distance from Sun (million miles)	Distance from Sun (million kilometers)
1	Mercury	36	57.9
2	Venus	67.2	108.2
3	Earth	93	149.6
4	Mars	141.6	227.9
5	Jupiter	483.6	778.3
6	Saturn	887	1427
7	Uranus	1784	2871
8	Neptune	2794	4497
9	Pluto	3675	5914