Jupiter

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Jupiter
JupiterScrshot.jpg
Jupiter in Orbiter 2016
Designation
Name Jupiter
Reference body Sun
Number of satellites 95
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch J2000 (1 January 2000)
Semimajor axis (a) 5.20336301 AU
(7.784120267×1011 km)
Eccentricity (e) 0.04839266
Inclination (i) 1.30530°
(0.0227818 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 100.55615°
(1.755036 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 14.75385°
(0.257503 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 34.40438°
(0.600470 radian)
Planetary orbital element centennial rates
Semimajor axis (a) 0.00060737 AU/Century
Eccentricity (e) -0.00012880 Century-1
Inclination (i) -4.15 seconds/Century
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 1217.17 seconds/Century
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 839.93 seconds/Century
Mean longitude (L) 10925078.35 seconds/Century
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 69911.0±6 km
Mass 1.8986111×1027 kg
Density 1.326 g/m3
Sidereal rotation period 9.92425 hours
Sidereal orbit period 11.856523 years
Magnitude V(1,0) -9.4
Geometric albedo 0.52
Equatorial gravity 23.12±0.01 m/s2
Escape velocity 59.5 km/s
Rotation elements
North pole right ascension (α) 268.04°
North pole declination (δ) 64.49°
Obliqutiy of ecliptic 2.22°
Longitude of Sun's transit 157.68°
Atmospheric parameters
Surface Pressure >>104 kPa
Surface Density ~0.16 kg/m3 at 1 bar
Scale height 27 km
Average temperature ~210 K
Wind speeds up to 150 m/s at <30° latitude
up to 40 m/s else
Ecliptic position from primary*
Note *Elements given are from Orbiter.pdf (2016)

Jupiter is the 5th planet from the Sun and the largest of the planets and one of two gas giant planets in our Solar System.

Jupiter is an oblate spheroid, which is quite noticeable in a telescope, but, in Orbiter, it is modeled as a sphere.

Jupiter is frequently used as a slingshot to boost the speed of spacecraft enroute to bodies beyond Jupiter to realize a huge savings on fuel.

Orbital characteristics

Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun located after Mars beyond the main asteroid belt. It orbits the Sun at about 5.2 astronomical units with an eccentricity of about 0.048 and an inclincation of about 1.3°. It orbits the Sun in just under 12 years (4332 days).

Physical characteristics

Jupiter is just under 140000 km diameter, or about 11 times that of Earth, with a mass of about 1.9×1027 kg, or about 317 times that of Earth.

Jupiter in Orbiter

Jupiter has been a part of Orbiter since the earliest versions. In Orbiter 2001, Jupiter's orbit was defined in the Jupiter.cfg file and had no moons. but, in Orbiter 2002 onward, its orbit was defined in the Vsop87.dll file, and the four Galilean moons were added, and has been so ever since. A large number of moons are available as add-ons.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Jupiter

Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
The Outer Planets 050329 Update AVSIM 050329 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn
Carl Romanik		 Scenery 30 March 2005
The Outer Planets 050223 Update AVSIM 050223 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn
Carol Romanik		 Scenery 23 February 2005
The Outer Planets 050125 AVSIM 050125 Rolf Keibel
Tony Dunn		 Scenery 26 January 2005 Orbiter 2005-P1
2005 (with P1 patch files) O-F Resources 050216 martins Orbiter Download 16 February 2005 Orbiter 2005
Orbiter 2003-P2 O-F Resources 031217 martins Orbiter Download 17 December 2003 Orbiter 2003-P2
Orbiter 2003-P1 O-F Resources 031105 martins Orbiter Download 5 November 2003
Jupiter I AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 25 October 2002
Orbiter 2002 O-F Resources 020419 martins Orbiter Download 12 June 2022 Orbiter 2002
Orbiter 2001 O-F Resources 010503 martins Orbiter Download 12 June 2022 Orbiter 2001

See also:

  • Jupiter in Orbiter 2001
  • Jupiter from jupiter_i.zip in Orbiter 2002
  • Jupiter in Orbiter 2002P3
  • Jupiter in Orbiter 2003P2
  • Jupiter in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Jupiter from outerplanets050125.zip in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Jupiter rotation over 3 hours with 11 inch telescope,
    From Wikimedia Commons

Natural satellites

Jupiter's natural satellites

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Named Satellites:

Adrastea | Aitne | Amalthea | Ananke | Aoede | Arche | Autonoe | Callirrhoe | Callisto | Carme | Carpo | Chaldene | Cyllene | Dia | Eirene | Elara | Erinome | Ersa | Euanthe | Eukelade | Eupheme | Euporie | Europa | Eurydome | Ganymede | Harpalyke | Hegemone | Helike | Hermippe | Herse | Himalia | Io | Iocaste | Isonoe | Kale | Kallichore | Kalyke | Kore | Leda | Lysithea | Megaclite | Metis | Mneme | Orthosie | Pandia | Pasiphae | Pasithee | Philophrosyne | Praxidike | Sinope | Sponde | Taygete | Thebe | Thelxinoe | Themisto | Thyone | Valetudo

Numbered Satellites:

S/2003 J 2 | S/2003 J 4 | S/2003 J 9 | S/2003 J 10 | S/2003 J 12 | S/2003 J 16 | S/2003 J 18 | S/2003 J 19 | S/2003 J 23 | S/2003 J 24 |S/2010 J 1 | S/2010 J 2 | S/2011 J 1 | S/2011 J 2 S/2011 J 3 | S/2016 J 1 | S/2016 J 3 | S/2016 J 4 | S/2017 J 1 | S/2017 J 2 | S/2017 J 3 | S/2017 J 5 | S/2017 J 6 | S/2017 J 7 | S/2017 J 8 | S/2017 J 9 | S/2018 J 2 |S/2018 J 3 | S/2018 J 4 | S/2021 J 1 S/2021 J 2 | S/2021 J 3 | S/2021 J 4 | S/2021 J 5 | S/2021 J 6 | S/2022 J 1 | S/2022 J 2 | S/2022 J 3

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