The radius of the earth and the radius of orbit around the Sun are 
and 
respectively. The order of magnitude of the diameter of the orbit is greater than that of Earth by
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B
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B
Radius of the Earth 
Magnitude of diameter of the Earth 
Diameter 
Radius)
Now, radius of Earth's orbit around the Sun
Magnitude of the diameter of the earth's orbit around the Sun 
The order of magnitude of the diameter of the Earth's orbit around the Sun is 
times greater than the magnitude of diameter of the Earth.
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