A comet (see the figure below) approaches the Sun to within 0.570 AU, and its orbital period is 93.0 yr. (AU is the symbol for astronomical unit, where 1 AU = 1.50 \times 10^{11} m is the mean Earth-Sun distance.) How far from the Sun will the comet travel before it starts its return journey?
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