Important numbers
|
Planet's Order |
6th planet from the sun |
| 2nd of the outer Planets | |
|
Distance from the Sun |
|
|
Perihelion |
1,349,900,000 Km |
|
Mean |
1,429,400,000 Km |
|
Aphelion |
1,508,900,000 Km |
|
Distance from the Earth |
|
|
Smallest |
1,277,400,000 Km |
|
Biggest |
1,658,000,000 Km |
|
Size |
|
|
Mass |
95.2 (Earth=1) |
|
Radius |
9.45 (Earth=1) |
|
Relative density |
0.7 |
|
Number of satellites |
|
|
20+ Moon
|
|
|
Orbit/Rotation |
|
|
Rotation period (About axis) 10.66 hours (Day & Night) |
|
|
Period of revolution about Sun 29.46 Earth years |
|
|
Inclination of orbit (degrees) 2.49° |
|
|
Eccentricity of orbit 0.06 |
|
|
Temperature |
|
|
Maximum |
-176°C ( -285°F)
|
|
Minimum |
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