"kiloVolts" mantrap@4u3t3s0s3A6s1e7F4V6rH3h5d7q3a3s2aX7A2D5y6 j1z.com wrote
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphelion
Those who are challenged by high school math, like Al Gore (a high school
failure), GISS NASA chief James E. Hansen (a computer programmer), Barack
Obama (JD in black liberation studies), should ask themselves how can a
"Solar constant" that varies by 90 W/m^2 over the course of a year, be
called a constant?

What's the average over the year?

If we accept your numbers for the moment, the radaition recieved is actually
=

Solar Constant + 45 W/m^2 at Perihelion
Solar Constant - 45 W/m^2 at Aphelion

Averaged over a year you get surprise the Solar Constant.