Jupiter
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| Jupiter | |
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| Jupiter in Orbiter | |
| Designation | |
| Name | Jupiter |
| Reference body | Sun |
| Number of satellites | |
| 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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