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Astronomy

Planets - Jupiter

  Bulk Parameters | Orbital Parameters
Observational Parameters | Atmospheric Parameters
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Bulk Parameters

Black-Body Temperature

90.6 K

Bond Albedo

0.70

Ellipticity

0.0649

Equatorial Radius (Defined by Pressure = 1 bar)

71 492 km

Escape Velocity

59.5 km s−1

GM

126.686 × 106 km3 s−2

Mass

1 896.6 × 1024 kg

Mean Density

1 326 kg m−3

Moment of Inertia

0.254 I MR−2

Polar Radius (Defined by Pressure = 1 bar)

66 854 km

Solar Irradiance

51.0 W m−2

Surface Gravity (At Pressure = 1 bar)

23.12 m s−2

Visual Geometric Albedo

0.52

Visual Magnitude

−9.40

Volume

143 128 × 1010 km3

Volumetric Mean Radius

69 911 km

 
 
Orbital Parameters

Aphelion

816.0 × 106 km

Mean Orbital Velocity

13.07 km s−1

Obliquity to Orbit

3.12°

Orbital Eccentricity

0.048 39

Orbital Inclination

1.305°

Perihelion

740.6 × 106 km

Semimajor Axis

778.4 × 106 km

Sidereal Orbit Period

4 332.589 days

Sidereal Rotation Period (System III coordinates)

9.9250 hours

Synodic Period

398.88 days

Tropical Orbit Period

4 330.595 days

 
 
Observational Parameters

Apparent Magnitude near Opposition

-2.7

Maximum Apparent Diameter from Earth

59.0 arc seconds

Maximum Distance from Earth

968.1 × 10 6 km

Minimum Apparent Diameter from Earth

29.8 arc seconds

Minimum Distance from Earth

588.5 × 10 6 km

 
 
Atmospheric Parameters

Average Temperature

129 K

Mean Molecular Weight

2.22 g mol−1

Surface Pressure

More than 100 bars

Surface Wind Speeds (Over 30° lat.)

Up to 40 m s−1

Surface Wind Speeds (Under 30° lat.)

Up to 150 m s−1

Hydrogen H2 percentage in the atmosphere 88%
Helium He percentage in the atmosphere 11%
Methane CH4 percentage in the atmosphere 0.2%
Ammonia NH3 percentage in the atmosphere 0.02%
Hydrogen Deuteride HD percentage in the atmosphere 20 ppm
Ethane C2H6 percentage in the atmosphere 5 ppm
Water H2O percentage in the atmosphere 1 ppm
Ammonia Ice percentage in the atmosphere Trace
Water Ice percentage in the atmosphere Trace
Ammonia Hydrosulphide percentage in the atmosphere Trace
Satellites
Galilean Satellites
Io Ganymede
Europa Callisto
Lesser Satellites
Metis Adrastea
Amalthea Thebe
Leda Himalia
Lysithea Elara
Ananke Carme
Pasiphae Sinope


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