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Statistics on Jupiter
Distance from Sun
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5.203 AU
480,000,000 miles
778,330,000 km |
Diameter |
88,700 miles
142,800 km |
Mass |
1.9 x 10 27 kg
About 318 times the mass of the Earth |
Number of Moons
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16 |
1 Jovian Day
(Period of Rotation) |
9.8 Earth hours
0.40 Earth days |
1 Jovian Year
(Period of Revolution Around the Sun) |
11.86 Earth years
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Escape Velocity
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59,500 m/sec
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Mean Surface Temperature
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-244 °F
-153 °C
120 K |
Albedo
(reflectivity) |
0.44 |
Density |
1,314 kg per m 3
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Oblique Axis
(Tilt of the Axis) |
3.08° |
Orbital Inclination
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1.3° |
Orbital Eccentricity
(Deviation from circular) |
0.048 |
Perihelion
(Closest to sun) |
740,900,000 km
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Aphelion
(Farthest from sun) |
815,700,000 km
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