One of the easiest and best ways to get free checked baggage is by purchasing your airline ticket with a frequent flyer credit card. Some frequent flyer credit cards offer the first checked bag free of charge as a special benefit to card members.
Barrow boy. 1 vote Vote for this answer. The Earth is closest to the Sun (this is called perihelion) around January 2 each year (91.4 million miles = 147.1 million {km);} it is farthest away from the Sun (this is called aphelion) around July 2 each year (94.8 million miles = 152.6 million km).arrow boy. 1 vote Vote for this answer. The Earth is closest to the Sun (this is called perihelion) around January 2 each year (91.4 million miles = 147.1 million {km);} it is farthest away from the Sun (this is called aphelion) around July 2 each year (94.8 million miles = 152.6 million km).
The closest star to Earth, other than the sun, is Alpha Centauri at some 4.4 light-years away. Scaling the Earth-sun distance at one inch places this star at 4.4 miles (7 km) distant. The red star in the center of this picture is Proxima Centauri, our sun's nearest neighbor among the stars.