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first a note... although it is technically ok to use perigee and apogee in this case, it is more correct to use perihelion and aphelion. Pluto is 4435.0x10^6 to 7304.3x10^6 km away from the sun. the ratio of the time it takes light to travel these two distances is simply the inverse of the ratio of the distances. so it takes light 1.6470 times as long to reach pluto at aphelion.
if you want to get the time it will take for light to travel each of these distances, you simply divide the distance by the speed of light:
4435.0x10^6 km / .29979x10^6 km/s = 14794 sec = 4 hrs, 6 minutes, 34 sec 7304.3x10^6 km / .29979x10^6 km/s = 24365 sec = 6 hrs, 46 min, 5 sec
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