Jupiter
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Jupiter, the most massive planet in our solar system -- with dozens of moons and an enormous magnetic field -- forms a kind of miniature solar system. Jupiter does resemble a star in composition, but it did not grow big enough to ignite. The planet's swirling cloud stripes are punctuated by massive storms such as the Great Red Spot, which has raged for hundreds of years. -[NASA]
Changing Data
- Rises:
- 15:49:07
- Sets:
- 06:44:47
- Apparent Magnitude:
- -2.8
- Illumination:
- 100%
- Size (")
- 48.1
- Distance in light minutes:
- 34.0
- Distance in miles:
- 380,747,316
- Distance in AU:
- 4.09600
- Constellation:
- Taurus
Orbital Data
- Rotational Period:
- 0.41354
- Orbital Period:
- 11.862615
- Perihelion:
- 7.407 * 108 km
- Aphelion:
- 8.160 * 108 km
- Epoch:
- 1998.0000
- Inclination:
- 1.304°
- Semi-Major Axis:
- 7.783 * 108 km
- Orbit Circumference:
- 4.888 * 109 km
- Eccentricity:
- 0.04838624
- Ascending Node:
- 100.460°
- Axial Tilt:
- 3.1°
- Albedo:
- 52%
- Color BV:
- 0.83
- Color UV:
- 0.48
- Equatorial Diameter:
- 1.398 * 105 km
- Equatorial Circumference:
- 4.393 * 106 km
- Surface Area:
- 6.142 * 1010 km2
- Surface Gravity:
- 24.79 m/s2
- Surface Temperature:
- -148
- Mass:
- 1.898 * 1027 kg
- Volume:
- 1.43128 * 1015 km3
- Density:
- 1.326 g/cm3
- Absolute Magnitude:
- -9.40
Satellites (67)
- Io
- Europa
- Ganymede
- Callisto
- Amalthea
- Himalia
- Elara
- Pasiphae
- Sinope
- Lysithea
- Carme
- Ananke
- Leda
- Thebe
- Adrastea
- Metis
- Callirrhoe
- Themisto
- Megaclite
- Taygete
- Chaldene
- Harpalyke
- Kalyke
- Iocaste
- Erinome
- Isonoe
- Praxidike
- Autonoe
- Thyone
- Hermippe
- Aitne
- Eurydome
- Euanthe
- Euporie
- Orthosie
- Sponde
- Kale
- Pasithee
- Hegemone
- Mneme
- Aoede
- Thelxinoe
- Arche
- Kallichore
- Helike
- Carpo
- Eukelade
- Cyllene
- Kore
- Herse
- S/2003 J2
- S/2003 J3
- S/2003 J4
- S/2003 J5
- S/2003 J9
- S/2003 J10
- S/2003 J12
- S/2003 J15
- S/2003 J16
- S/2003 J18
- S/2003 J19
- S/2003 J23
- S/2010 J 1
- S/2010 J 2
- S/2011 J2
- S/2011 J1
- S/2000 J11