Distance between Earth, Moon and Sun in 3D – Python

Distance between Earth, Moon and Sun in 3D – Python

import plotly.express as px

# Set the sizes and distances for the Sun, Earth, and Moon (in kilometers)
sun_radius = 696340  # Radius of the Sun
earth_radius = 6371  # Radius of the Earth
moon_radius = 1737.4  # Radius of the Moon
earth_distance = 1470.98  # Distance from the Sun to Earth (scaled down by a factor of approximately 1/100)
moon_distance = 38.44  # Distance from Earth to the Moon (scaled down by a factor of approximately 1/100)

# Create a 3D scatter plot
fig = px.scatter_3d(x=[0, earth_distance, earth_distance + moon_distance],
                    y=[0, 0, 0],
                    z=[0, 0, 0],
                    color=['Sun', 'Earth', 'Moon'],
                    text=['Sun', 'Earth', 'Moon'],
                    size=[sun_radius, earth_radius, moon_radius])

# Add labels to the data points
fig.update_traces(textposition='bottom center', textfont_size=14)

# Set the layout of the graph
fig.update_layout(scene=dict(aspectmode="auto"),
                  scene_xaxis_title="X (km)",
                  scene_yaxis_title="Y (km)",
                  scene_zaxis_title="Z (km)")

# Save the graph as an HTML file
fig.write_html("solar_system.html")