Quick Facts about Jupiter
Distance from
the Sun
(Semimajor axis of orbit)
778,412,010 km
5.20336301 A.U.
Mean Equatorial Radius
71,492 km
(11.209 of Earth's radius)
Volume
(Earth = 1)
1316
Mass
1,898.7 x 1027 g
Density
1.33 g/cm33
Gravity
2312 cm/s2
Escape Velocity
(at equator)
59.54 km/s
Sidereal Rotation Period
0.41354 day
Sidereal Orbit Period
(Earth years)
11.85652502 years
Mean Orbit Velocity
13.0697 km/s
Orbit Eccentricity
0.04839266
Orbit Inclination
to Ecliptic
1.30530 degrees
Inclination of
Equator to Orbit
3.12 degrees
Atmospheric Temperature
(at level with pressure = 1 bar)
165 K
Major Atmospheric Constituents
H2, He |