Solar system Data

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  <B>Solar system Data</B></div> <div> Back to: <<A HREF="astronomy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Astronomy"><U><B>Astronomy</B></U></A><B>></B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#99CCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="09476ba3.gif"> <div> Solar system Data</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="667" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="655"><div> <B>Solar System</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Diameter</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 14,750 million Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Distance from center of galaxy</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 30,000 light years</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="326"><div> Speed at which solar system moves around the centre of the galaxy</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 220 Km/s</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Number of major planets</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 9</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Number of known planetary satallites</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 64</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="667" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="655"><div> <B>Sun</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Rotation period</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 26 days (equator); 37 days (poles)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Diameter at equator</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 1.392.000 Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Volume</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 1.304.000 (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="326"><div> Mass</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 1.99 billion billion billion tonnes = 329,000 x mass of Earth</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Temperature</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 5,500<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Arial" >o</FONT>C (surface); 15 million <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Arial" >o</FONT>C (center)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Density</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 1.41 (water = 1)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Gravity at surface</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 27.9 (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="667" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="655"><div> <B>Mercury</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Distance from Sun</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 57.9 million Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Year (Time to go round Sun)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 88.0 days</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Day (Time to revolve on axis)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 58 days 15 hours 30 minuts</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Diameter at equator</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 4,878 Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Known moons</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Mass (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 0.055</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Surface gravity (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 0.38</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="667" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="655"><div> <B>Venus</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Distance from Sun</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 108.2 million Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Year (Time to go round Sun)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 224.7 days</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Day (Time to revolve on axis)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 243 days</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Diameter at equator</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 12,104 Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Known moons</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Mass (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 0.815</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Surface gravity (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 0.88</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="667" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="655"><div> <B>Earth</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Distance from Sun</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 149.6 million Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Year (Time to go round Sun)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 365.26 days</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Day (Time to revolve on axis)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 23h 56m</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Diameter at equator</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 12,756 Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Known moons</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Mass (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 1 (= 5,980 billion billion tonnes)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Surface gravity (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 1 (= 9.81 m/s<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#6633CC" FACE="Arial" >2</FONT>)</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="667" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="655"><div> <B>Mars</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Distance from Sun</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 227.9 million Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Year (Time to go round Sun)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 687.0 days</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Day (Time to revolve on axis)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 24h 37m</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Diameter at equator</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 6,794 Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Known moons</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 2</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Mass (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 0.11</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Surface gravity (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 0.38</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="667" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="655"><div> <B>Jupiter</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Distance from Sun</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 778 million Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Year (Time to go round Sun)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 11.9 years</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Day (Time to revolve on axis)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 9h 50m</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Diameter at equator</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 142,984 Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Known moons</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 16</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Mass (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 317.8</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Surface gravity (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 2.6</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="667" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="655"><div> <B>Saturn</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Distance from Sun</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 1,427 million Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Year (Time to go round Sun)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 29.5 years</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Day (Time to revolve on axis)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 10h 14m</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Diameter at equator</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 120,536 Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Known moons</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 19</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Mass (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 95.1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Surface gravity (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 1.15</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="667" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="655"><div> <B>Uranus</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Distance from Sun</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 2,870 million Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Year (Time to go round Sun)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 84.01 years</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Day (Time to revolve on axis)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 17h 14m</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Diameter at equator</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 51,118 Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Known moons</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 17</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Mass (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 14.6</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Surface gravity (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 1.17</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="667" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="655"><div> <B>Neptune</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Distance from Sun</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 4,497 million Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Year (Time to go round Sun)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 164.8 years</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Day (Time to revolve on axis)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 16h 7m</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Diameter at equator</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 50,538 Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Known moons</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 8</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Mass (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 17.2</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Surface gravity (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 1.2</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="667" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="655"><div> <B>Pluto</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Distance from Sun</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 5,900 million Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Year (Time to go round Sun)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 247.7 years</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Day (Time to revolve on axis)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 6d 9h 18m</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Diameter at equator</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 2,324 Km</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Known moons</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Mass (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 0.002</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="326"><div> Surface gravity (Earth = 1)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="326"><div> 0.06</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>