Sun, Planet and Satellite Data


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Historical Data

Name#OrbitsDateDiscoverer
Sun---
MercuryISun--
VenusIISun--
EarthIIISun--
MoonIEarth--
MarsIVSun--
PhobosIMars1877Asaph Hall
DeimosIIMars1877Asaph Hall
JupiterVSun--
MetisXVIJupiter1979Stephen Synnott
AdrasteaXVJupiter1979D. Jewitt & E. Danielson
AmaltheaVJupiter1892Edward Emerson Barnard
ThebeXIVJupiter1979Stephen Synnott
IoIJupiter1610Simon Marius & Galileo Galilei
EuropaIIJupiter1610Simon Marius & Galileo Galilei
GanymedeIIIJupiter1610Simon Marius & Galileo Galilei
CallistoIVJupiter1610Simon Marius & Galileo Galilei
LedaXIIIJupiter1974C. Kowal
HimaliaVIJupiter1904C. Perrine
LysitheaXJupiter1938S. Nicholson
ElaraVIIJupiter1905C. Perrine
AnankeXIIJupiter1951S. Nicholson
CarmeXIJupiter1938S. Nicholson
PasiphaeVIIIJupiter1908P. Melotte
SinopeIXJupiter1914S. Nicholson
SaturnVISun--
PanXVIIISaturn1990Mark R. Showalter
AtlasXVSaturn1980R. Terrile
PrometheusXVISaturn1980S. Collins & others
PandoraXVIISaturn1980S. Collins & others
EpimetheusXISaturn1980R. Walker
JanusXSaturn1966Audouin Dollfus
MimasISaturn1789William Herschel
EnceladusIISaturn1789William Herschel
TethysIIISaturn1684Giovanni Domenico Cassini
TelestoXIIISaturn1980B. Smith & others
CalypsoXIVSaturn1980B. Smith & others
DioneIVSaturn1684Giovanni Domenico Cassini
HeleneXIISaturn1980P. Laques & J. Lecacheus
RheaVSaturn1672Giovanni Domenico Cassini
TitanVISaturn1655Christiaan Huygens
HyperionVIISaturn1848William Cranch Bond
IapetusVIIISaturn1671Giovanni Domenico Cassini
PhoebeIXSaturn1898William Henry Pickering
UranusVIISun1781William Herschel
CordeliaVIUranus1986Voyager 2
OpheliaVIIUranus1986Voyager 2
BiancaVIIIUranus1986Voyager 2
CressidaIXUranus1986Voyager 2
DesdemonaXUranus1986Voyager 2
JulietXIUranus1986Voyager 2
PortiaXIIUranus1986Voyager 2
RosalindXIIIUranus1986Voyager 2
BelindaXIVUranus1986Voyager 2
PuckXVUranus1985Stephen Synnott
MirandaVUranus1948Gerard Kuiper
ArielIUranus1851William Lassell
UmbrielIIUranus1851William Lassell
TitaniaIIIUranus1787William Herschel
OberonIVUranus1787William Herschel
NeptuneVIIISun1846Johann Gotfried Galle
NaiadIIINeptune1989Voyager 2
ThalassaIVNeptune1989Voyager 2
DespinaVNeptune1989Voyager 2
GalateaVINeptune1989Voyager 2
LarissaVIINeptune1989Stephen Synnott
ProteusVIIINeptune1989Stephen Synnott
TritonINeptune1846William Lassell
NereidIINeptune1949Gerard Kuiper
PlutoIXSun1930Clyde W. Tombaugh
CharonIPluto1978J. Christy

Key:
Name          Name of the planet or satellite.
Orbits        Sun or planet about which it orbits.
Date          Date of discovery.
Discoverer    Discoverer.


Orbital Data

NameO. Per.
(days)
Incl.TiltEccen.R. Period
(days)
M.O.V.
(km/s)
Sun--?-25-36?
Mercury87.9697.0040.000.205658.646247.87
Venus224.7013.394177.360.0068-243.018735.02
Earth365.2560.00023.450.01670.9972729.79
Moon27.3216618.3-28.66.680.0527.321661.02
Mars686.981.85025.190.09341.02595724.13
Phobos0.319101.0?0.010.319102.14
Deimos1.262440.9-2.7?0.001.262441.35
Jupiter4332.711.3083.130.04830.4135413.06
Metis0.2947790.0000?0.0000?31.57
Adrastea0.2982600.0000?0.0000?31.45
Amalthea0.4981790.40?0.0030.49817926.47
Thebe0.6745361.0659?0.01830.67453623.92
Io1.7691380.040?0.0041.76913817.33
Europa3.5511810.470?0.0093.55118113.74
Ganymede7.1545530.195?0.0027.15455310.88
Callisto16.689020.281?0.00716.689028.21
Leda238.7226.07?0.1476?3.38
Himalia250.566227.63?0.15800.43.33
Lysithea259.2229.02?0.107?3.29
Elara259.652824.77?0.20720.53.29
Ananke-631147?0.1687?-2.44
Carme-692163?0.2068?-2.38
Pasiphae-735147?0.378?-2.33
Sinope-758153?0.275?-2.27
Saturn10759.502.48825.330.05600.444019.66
Pan0.57500.0?0.00?16.89
Atlas0.60190.0?0.000?16.63
Prometheus0.61300.0?0.003?16.53
Pandora0.62850.0?0.004?16.40
Epimetheus0.69420.34?0.0090.694215.86
Janus0.69450.14?0.0070.694515.86
Mimas0.9424221.53?0.02020.94242214.32
Enceladus1.3702180.02?0.00451.37021812.63
Tethys1.8878021.09?0.00001.88780211.35
Telesto1.88780.0?0.00?11.35
Calypso1.88780.0?0.00?11.35
Dione2.7369150.02?0.00222.73691510.03
Helene2.73690.2?0.005?10.03
Rhea4.5175000.35?0.00104.5175008.48
Titan15.945420.33?0.029215.945425.57
Hyperion21.276610.43?0.1042chaotic5.06
Iapetus79.3301814.72?0.028379.330183.26
Phoebe-550.48175.3?0.16330.4-1.71
Uranus30685.000.77497.860.0461-0.718336.80
Cordelia0.3350330.14?0.000?10.80
Ophelia0.3764090.09?0.001?10.39
Bianca0.4345770.16?0.001?9.90
Cressida0.4635700.04?0.000?9.69
Desdemona0.4736510.16?0.000?9.62
Juliet0.4930660.06?0.001?9.49
Portia0.5131960.09?0.000?9.37
Rosalind0.5584590.28?0.000?9.11
Belinda0.6235250.03?0.000?8.78
Puck0.7618320.31?0.000?8.21
Miranda1.4134794.22?0.00271.4134796.68
Ariel2.5203790.31?0.00342.5203795.52
Umbriel4.1441770.36?0.00504.1441774.67
Titania8.7058720.14?0.00228.7058723.64
Oberon13.463240.10?0.000813.463243.15
Neptune60190.001.77428.310.00970.671255.44
Naiad0.2943964.74?0.0003?11.86
Thalassa0.3114850.21?0.0002?11.67
Despina0.3346550.07?0.0001?11.41
Galatea0.4287450.05?0.0001?10.52
Larissa0.5546540.20?0.0014?9.65
Proteus1.1223150.04?0.0004?7.62
Triton-5.87685157.35?0.0000-5.87685-4.39
Nereid360.136227.6?0.7512?1.11
Pluto9080017.148122.520.2482-6.38724.74
Charon6.3872598.80?0.006.387250.22

Key:
Name          Name of the planet or satellite.
O. Per.       Orbital period.
Incl.         Orbital inclination in degrees.
Tilt.         Tilt of Axis or obliquity in degrees.
Eccen.        Orbital Eccentricity.
R. Period     Siderial rotational.
M.O.V.        Mean Orbital Velocity.


Physical Data

NameVoDistance
(103 km)
Radius
(km)
Mass
(kg)
Density
(g/cm3)
Escape
(km/s)
Albedo
Sun-26.806950001.989e+301.410618.02-
Mercury-1.957,9102439.73.303e+235.424.25070.10
Venus-4.4108,2006051.84.869e+245.2510.3620.65
Earth-149,6006378.145.976e+245.51511.1820.37
Moon-12.74384.41737.47.349e+223.342.37600.12
Mars-2.01227,9403397.26.421e+233.945.02250.15
Phobos11.39.38013.5x10.8x9.41.08e+162.00.01030.06
Deimos12.4023.467.5x6.1x5.51.8e+151.70.00570.07
Jupiter-2.70778,330714921.9e+271.3359.5560.52
Metis17.5127.969209.56e+162.80.02530.05
Adrastea19.1128.97112.5x10x7.51.91e+164.50.01430.05
Amalthea14.1181.30135x84x757.17e+181.80.08420.05
Thebe15.7221.89555x457.77e+171.50.04340.05
Io5.02421.6018158.94e+223.552.56390.61
Europa5.29670.9015694.8e+223.012.02060.64
Ganymede4.611,07026311.48e+231.942.74000.42
Callisto5.651,88324001.08e+231.862.45070.20
Leda20.211,09485.68e+152.70.0097?
Himalia14.8411,480939.56e+182.80.11710.03
Lysithea18.411,720187.77e+163.10.0240?
Elara16.7711,737387.77e+173.30.05220.03
Ananke18.921,200153.82e+162.70.0184?
Carme18.022,600209.56e+162.80.0253?
Pasiphae17.0323,500251.91e+172.90.0319?
Sinope18.323,700187.77e+163.10.0240?
Saturn0.671,429,400602685.688e+260.6935.4900.47
Pan?133.5839.655???0.5
Atlas18.0137.6420x15???0.9
Prometheus15.8139.3572.5x42.5x32.52.7e+170.7*0.02230.6
Pandora16.5141.7057x42x312.2e+170.7*0.02270.9
Epimetheus15.7151.42272x54x495.6e+170.7*0.03220.8
Janus14.5151.47298x96x752.01e+180.67*0.05230.8
Mimas12.9185.521963.8e+191.170.16090.5
Enceladus11.7238.022508.4e+191.240.21180.99
Tethys10.2294.665307.55e+201.210.43600.9
Telesto18.7294.6617x14x13???0.5
Calypso18.0294.6617x11x11???0.6
Dione10.4377.45601.05e+211.430.50020.7
Helene18.5377.4018x16x15???0.7
Rhea9.7527.047652.49e+211.330.65910.7
Titan8.281,221.8525751.35e+231.882.64520.21
Hyperion14.191,481.0205x130x1101.77e+191.40.10730.3
Iapetus10.2-11.93,561.37301.88e+211.210.58630.2
Phoebe16.4512,9521104e+180.70.06970.06
Uranus5.522,870,990255598.686e+251.2921.2970.51
Cordelia24.149.75013???0.07
Ophelia23.853.7616???0.07
Bianca23.059.1622???0.07
Cressida22.261.7733???0.07
Desdemona22.562.6629???0.07
Juliet21.564.3642???0.07
Portia21.066.1055???0.07
Rosalind22.569.9327???0.07
Belinda22.175.2634???0.07
Puck20.286.0177???0.07
Miranda16.3129.78235.86.33e+191.150.18930.27
Ariel14.16191.24578.91.27e+211.560.54110.34
Umbriel14.81265.97584.71.27e+211.520.53840.18
Titania13.73435.84788.93.49e+211.700.76840.27
Oberon13.94582.60761.43.03e+211.640.72880.24
Neptune7.844,504,300247461.024e+261.6423.5000.41
Naiad24.748.0029???0.06
Thalassa23.850.0040???0.06
Despina22.652.5074???0.06
Galatea22.362.0079???0.06
Larissa22.073.60104x89???0.06
Proteus20.3117.60200???0.06
Triton13.47354.8013502.14e+222.071.45450.7
Nereid18.75,513.40170???0.14
Pluto15.125,913,52011601.29e+222.051.21830.3
Charon16.819.646351.77e+211.830.60990.5

Key:
Name          Name of the planet or satellite.
Vo            Objects visible magnitude at opposition.
Distance      Distance to the Sun or to the planet center.
Radius        Radius.
Mass          Mass.
Density       Density.
Escape        Escape Velocity.
Albedo        Visual geometric albedo.


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