Planet Jupiter Information

Some Jovian Facts
courtesy of NASA

Average Distance from the Sun778,412,020 km (metric)
483,682,810 miles (english)
Perihelion (closest)740,742,600 km (metric)
460,276,100 miles (english)
Aphelion (farthest)816,081,400 km (metric)
507,089,500 miles (english)
Equatorial Radius71,492 km (metric)
44,423 miles (english)
Equatorial Circumference449,197 km (metric)
279,118 miles (english)
Volume1,425,500,000,000,000 km3 (metric)
342,000,000,000,000 mi3 (english)
Mass1,898,700,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg (metric)
Density1.33 g/cm3 (metric)
Surface Area62,179,600,000 km2 (metric)
24,007,700,000 miles2 (english)
Equatorial Surface Gravity20.87 m/s2 (metric)
68.48 ft/s2 (english)
Escape Velocity214,300 km/h (metric)
133,200 mph (english)
Sidereal Rotation Period (Length of Day)0.41354 Earth days (9.925 hours)
Sidereal Orbit Period (Length of Year)11.8565 Earth years (4330.6 Earth days)
Mean Orbit Velocity47,051 km/h (metric)
29,236 mph (english)
Orbital Eccentricity0.04839
Orbital Inclination to Ecliptic1.305°
Equatorial Inclination to Orbit3.12°
Orbital Circumference4,774,000,000 km (metric)
2,996,000,000 miles (english)
Effective Temperature-148° C (metric)
-234° F (english)
Atmospheric ConstituentsHydrogen, Helium
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