Monday, March 02, 2009

Flash Facts: Neptune's Orbit


"It takes the planet Neptune 164 years and 280 days to complete a single orbit around the sun. Though it was discovered in 1846, the planet will not return to its same discovery place in the sky until the year 2011."

Issue: The Flash #193 (December 1969)

2 comments:

Garnet said...

Holy cow, I'm gonna live to see it happen! I'll probably be the only one at the office who's excited, but ...

Dixon said...

Mark your calendar for 12 July 2011 and start collecting your confetti. That will be the day for Neptunian celebrations!