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Revision as of 03:09, 10 July 2024

Jupiter
JupiterScrshot.jpg
Jupiter in Orbiter
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. It is the largest of the planets. As of June 2024, Jupiter has 95 known natural satellites, a number of which are available in the Outer Planets Add-on available on the Orbiter-Forum Resources website here.


See also: Jupiter at Wikipedia.

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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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