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Sun |
Mercury |
Venus |
Earth |
Mars |
Jupiter |
Saturn |
Uranus |
Neptune |
Pluto |
Eris |
Kuiper Belt
The "Space Digest" is information about the solar system that I came across while building the AstroTwister Widget and it has been compiled into this format for your enjoyment.
Updates, future inclusions, and corrections should be posted here in the forums.
Things to keep in mind:
- 1 A.U. is the distance from the Earth to the Sun, or 93 million miles ( 149.6 million km )
- Planets have elliptical orbits, and distances given are the average distance from the sun.
- Measurements given in earth terms. If read "days" or "years," earth days and earth years are implied
- Much more accurate measurements are nessisary for space travel. Please, do not participate in space missions derived from this data
| Subject |
A.U. from the sun |
Planet Year |
Diameter |
Satellites/Moons |
| Sun |
0 AU |
... |
1,391,000 |
10+ planets |
| Mercury |
~0.39 AU |
87.96 days |
3,032mi
4,878km |
0 |
| Venus |
~0.723 AU |
224.68 days |
7,521mi
12,104km |
0 |
| Earth |
~1 AU |
365.25 days |
7,926mi
12,756km |
1 |
| Mars |
~1.524 AU |
686.98 days |
4,222mi
6,787km |
2 |
| Jupiter |
~5.203 AU |
11.862 years |
88,729mi
142,796km |
18+ |
| Saturn |
~9.539 AU |
29.456 years |
74,600mi
120,660km |
18+ |
| Uranus |
~19.18 AU |
84.07 years |
32,600mi
51,118km |
15 |
| Neptune |
~30.06 AU |
164.81 years |
30,200mi
48,600km |
2 |
| Pluto |
~39.53 AU |
247.7 years |
1,413mi
2,274km |
3 |
| Eris |
~60+A.U. |
560 years |
2400km |
1 |
| K.B.O.s |
~35+A.U. |
285-560 years |
~1000km |
3 known |
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