Kepler's law applies to planetary orbits, whether they be of circular, or elliptical shape. It says that where T is the period of an orbit and R is its semi-major axis. The semi-major axis is the average of the planet's maximum and minimum distances from the sun.
Let the earth's mean radius be ..This straight fall can be considered 1/2 of a degenerate elliptical orbit with major axis equal to . Its semi-major axis is (the average of R1 and zero). Its period will be designated .
So:
And therefore, year, and the time to fall into the sun is the time to fall into the sun is ,64.52 days