Mercury, which is orbiting between the Earth and the Sun at this Nov.11 th transit, is also near its perihelion position (closest to the Sun in its elliptical orbit) which occurs on Nov. 16 th; so that places Mercury farther from Earth – making it appear somewhat smaller – at this Nov. 11, 2019 transit. During this 2019 transit, Mercury will be located some 63 million miles Sunward from Earth.
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