August 6, 2003

Jupiter's vital statistics

Jupiter's vital statistics
  Jupiter Earth Jupiter/Earth Ratio
Equatorial diameter 142,984 km 12,756 km 11.2
Mass 1,898.6 x 1021 t 5.9 x 1021 t 318
Mean density 1.32 5.52 0.24
Rotation period 9 h 55 min 23 h 56 min 0.42
Revolution period (Jovian year) 4,330 days or 11.85 Earth years 365 Earth days 11.85
Length of a solar day 9 h 55 min 24 h 0.41
Surface gravity 24.8 m/s2 9.8 m/s2 2.53
Natural satellites 60 1 ---
Ring system Yes No ---
Orbit
Aphelion 816 million km 152 million km 5.37
Perihelion 740 million km 147 million km 5.03
Furthest distance from Earth 968 million km --- ---
Closest distance to Earth 588 million km --- ---

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