Jupiter's Statistics
| Planetary Symbol: |  |
Name in Roman/Greek Mythology: | Jupiter/Zeus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diameter: | 142,800 km (88,736 miles) |
Rotation Period about Axis: | 9.8 hours |
| Mass: | 1,898 x10^24 kilograms (318 x Earth's) | Revolution Period about the Sun: | 12 years |
| Density: | 1,326 kg/m^3 | Tilt of Axis: | 3.1o |
| Minimum Distance from Sun: | 741 million km (460 million miles) |
Surface Gravity: | 23.12 m/s^2 (2.64 x Earth's) |
| Maximum Distance from Sun: | 817 million km (508 million miles) |
Distance across the Great Red Spot: | 40,000 km (24,860 miles) |
| Orbital Semimajor Axis: | 5.20 AU (Earth=1 AU) | Temperature at Cloud Tops: | -150o C (-101o F) |
| Minimum Distance from Earth: | 588 million km (365 million miles) |
Average Cloud Top Temperature (K): | 123K |
| Rings: | 1, very thin | Satellites: | known |
Jupiter Image Archive
Comparative Planetary Statistics -- in table form
Comparative Orbital Statistics -- in table form
Podcasts from NSF: Systemic Search
Last modified March 13, 2008 by Becca Hatheway.
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