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31.6: Physical and Orbital Data for the Planets (Appendix F)
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Table F1: Physical Data for the Major Planets
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Major Planet
|
Mean Diameter (km)
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Mean Diameter (Earth = 1)
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Mass (Earth = 1)
|
Mean Density (g/cm
3
)
|
Rotation Period (d)
|
Inclination of Equator to Orbit (°)
|
Surface Gravity (Earth = 1[g])
|
Velocity of Escape (km/s)
|
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Mercury
|
4879
|
0.38
|
0.055
|
5.43
|
58.
|
0.0
|
0.38
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4.3
|
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Venus
|
12,104
|
0.95
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0.815
|
5.24
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−243.
|
177
|
0.90
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10.4
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Earth
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12,756
|
1.00
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1.00
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5.51
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1.000
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23.4
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1.00
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11.2
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Mars
|
6779
|
0.53
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0.11
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3.93
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1.026
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25.2
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0.38
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5.0
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Jupiter
|
140,000
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10.9
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318
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1.33
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0.414
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3.1
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2.53
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60.
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Saturn
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117,000
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9.13
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95.2
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0.69
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0.440
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26.7
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1.07
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36.
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Uranus
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50,700
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3.98
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14.5
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1.27
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−0.718
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97.9
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0.89
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21.
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Neptune
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49,200
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3.86
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17.2
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1.64
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0.671
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29.6
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1.14
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23.
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Table F2: Physical Data for Well-Studied Dwarf Planets
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Well-Studied Dwarf Planet
|
Diameter (km)
|
Diameter (Earth = 1)
|
Mass (Earth = 1)
|
Mean Density (g/cm
3
)
|
Rotation Period (d)
|
Inclination of Equator to Orbit (°)
|
Surface Gravity (Earth = 1[g])
|
Velocity of Escape (km/s)
|
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Ceres
|
950
|
0.07
|
0.0002
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2.2
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0.378
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3
|
0.03
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0.5
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Pluto
|
2470
|
0.18
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0.0024
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1.9
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−6.387
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122
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0.06
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1.3
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Haumea
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1700
|
0.13
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0.0007
|
3
|
0.163
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—
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—
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0.8
|
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Makemake
|
1400
|
0.11
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0.0005
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2
|
0.321
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—
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—
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0.8
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Eris
|
2326
|
0.18
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0.0028
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2.5
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1.25
1
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—
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—
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1.4
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Table F3: Orbital Data for the Major Planets
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Major Planet
|
Semimajor Axis (AU)
|
Semimajor Axis (10
6
km)
|
Sidereal Period (y)
|
Sidereal Period (d)
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Mean Orbital Speed (km/s)
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Orbital Eccentricity
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Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic (°)
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Mercury
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0.39
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58
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0.24
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88.0
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47.9
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0.206
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7.0
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Venus
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0.72
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108
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0.6
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224.7
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35.0
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0.007
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3.4
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Earth
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1.00
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149
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1.00
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365.2
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29.8
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0.017
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0.0
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Mars
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1.52
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228
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1.88
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687.0
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24.1
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0.093
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1.9
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Jupiter
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5.20
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778
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11.86
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—
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13.1
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0.048
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1.3
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Saturn
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9.54
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1427
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29.46
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—
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9.6
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0.056
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2.5
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Uranus
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19.19
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2871
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84.01
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—
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6.8
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0.046
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0.8
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Neptune
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30.06
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4497
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164.82
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—
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5.4
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0.010
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1.8
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Table F4: Orbital Data for Well-Studied Dwarf Planets
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Well-Studied Dwarf Planet
|
Semimajor Axis (AU)
|
Semimajor Axis (10
6
km)
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Sidereal Period (y)
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Mean Orbital Speed
(km/s)
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Orbital Eccentricity
|
Inclination of Orbit to Ecliptic (°)
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Ceres
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2.77
|
414.0
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4.6
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18
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0.08
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11
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Pluto
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39.5
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5915
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248.6
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4.7
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0.25
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17
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Haumea
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43.1
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6452
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283.3
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4.5
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0.19
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28
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Makemake
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45.8
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6850
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309.9
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4.4
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0.16
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29
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Eris
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68.0
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10,120
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560.9
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3.4
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0.44
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44
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Footnotes
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This measurement is quite uncertain.