
Important Numbers
|
Planet's Order |
9th planet from the sun |
| 6th of the outer Planets | |
|
Distance from the Sun |
|
|
Perihelion |
4,425,100,000 Km |
|
Mean |
5,900,100,000 Km |
|
Aphelion |
7,375,100,000 Km |
|
Distance from the Earth |
|
|
Smallest |
4,290,000,000 Km |
|
Biggest |
7,520,000,000 Km |
|
Size |
|
|
Mass |
0.003 (Earth=1) |
|
Radius |
0.18 (Earth=1) |
|
Relative density |
1.1 |
|
Number of satellites |
|
|
1 Moon
|
|
|
Orbit/Rotation |
|
|
Rotation period (About axis) 6.4 hours (Day & Night) |
|
|
Period of revolution about Sun 247.7 Earth years |
|
|
Inclination of orbit (degrees) 17.2° |
|
|
Eccentricity of orbit 0.25 |
|
|
Temperature |
|
|
Maximum |
-223°C ( -387°F) |
|
Minimum |
-233°C ( -369°F) |
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