Planetary data for Jupiter
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Planetary data for Jupiter
mean distance from Sun 778,000,000 km (5.2 AU)
eccentricity of orbit 0.049
inclination of orbit to ecliptic 1.3°
Jovian year (sidereal period of revolution) 11.86 Earth years
visual magnitude at mean opposition -2.70
mean synodic period* 398.88 Earth days
mean orbital velocity 13.1 km/sec
equatorial radius** 71,492 km
polar radius** 66,854 km
mass 18.99 × 1026 kg
mean density 1.33 g/cm3
gravity** 2,312 cm/sec2
escape velocity 59.5 km/sec
rotation periods
System I (±10° from equator) 9 hr 50 min 30 sec
System II (higher latitudes) 9 hr 55 min 41 sec
inclination of equator to orbit 3.13°
dimensions of Great Red Spot 20,000 × 12,000 km
magnetic field strength at equator 4.3 gauss
number of known moons more than 60
planetary ring system 1 main ring; 3 less-dense components
*Time required for the planet to return to the same position in the sky relative to the Sun as seen from Earth.
**Calculated for the altitude at which 1 bar of atmospheric pressure is exerted.
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