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Saturday, May 21, 2011

Planetary attributes


NameEquatorial
diameter[a]
Mass[a]Orbital
radius (AU)
Orbital period
(years)[a]
Inclination
to Sun's equator
 (°)
Orbital
eccentricity
Rotation period
(days)
Named
moons[c]
RingsAtmosphere
TerrestrialsMercury0.3820.060.390.243.380.20658.640nominimal
Venus0.9490.820.720.623.860.007−243.020noCO2N2
Earth[b]1.001.001.001.007.250.0171.001noN2O2
Mars0.5320.111.521.885.650.0931.032noCO2, N2
Gas giantsJupiter11.209317.85.2011.866.090.0480.4149yesH2He
Saturn9.44995.29.5429.465.510.0540.4352yesH2, He
Uranus4.00714.619.2284.016.480.047−0.7227yesH2, He
Neptune3.88317.230.06164.86.430.0090.6713yesH2, He
Dwarf planets
Ceres0.080.000 22.5–3.04.6010.590.0800.380nonone
Pluto0.190.002 229.7–49.3248.0917.140.249−6.393notemporary
Haumea0.37×0.160.000 735.2–51.5282.7628.190.1890.162
Makemake~0.120.000 738.5–53.1309.8828.960.159 ?0 ? ? [d]
Eris0.190.002 537.8–97.6~55744.190.442~0.31 ? ? [d]

a Measured relative to the Earth.
b See Earth article for absolute values.
c Jupiter has the most secured satellites (63) in the solar system.[74]
d Like Pluto, when near perihelion, a temporary atmosphere is suspected.

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