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Astronomical Data<\/span><\/caption>
Celestial Object<\/th>Mean Distance from Sun (million km)<\/th>Period of Revolution (d = days) (y = years)<\/th>Period of Rotation at Equator<\/th>Eccentricity of Orbit<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Sun<\/td>\u2212<\/td>\u2212<\/td>27 d<\/td>\u2212<\/td><\/tr>
Mercury<\/td>57.9<\/td>88 d<\/td>59 d<\/td>0.206<\/td><\/tr>
Venus<\/td>108.2<\/td>224.7 d<\/td>243 d<\/td>0.007<\/td><\/tr>
Earth<\/td>149.6<\/td>365.26 d<\/td>23 h 56 min 4 s<\/td>0.017<\/td><\/tr>
Mars<\/td>227.9<\/td>687 d<\/td>24 h 37 min 23 s<\/td>0.093<\/td><\/tr>
Jupiter<\/td>778.4<\/td>11.9 y<\/td>9 h 50 min 30 s<\/td>0.048<\/td><\/tr>
Saturn<\/td>1426.7<\/td>29.5 6<\/td>10 h 14 min<\/td>0.054<\/td><\/tr>
Uranus<\/td>2871.0<\/td>84.0 y<\/td>17 h 14 min<\/td>0.047<\/td><\/tr>
Neptune<\/td>4498.3<\/td>164.8 y<\/td>16 h<\/td>0.009<\/td><\/tr>
Earth\u2019s Moon<\/td>149.6 (0.386 from Earth)<\/td>27.3 d<\/td>27.3 d<\/td>0.055<\/td><\/tr>
Celestial Object<\/strong><\/td>Equatorial Diameter (km)<\/strong><\/td>Mass (Earth = 1)<\/strong><\/td>Density (g\/cm3<\/sup>)<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Sun<\/td>1,392,000<\/td>333,000.00<\/td>1.4<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Mercury<\/td>4879<\/td>0.06<\/td>5.4<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Venus<\/td>12,104<\/td>0.82<\/td>5.2<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Earth<\/td>12,756<\/td>1.00<\/td>5.5<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Mars<\/td>6794<\/td>0.11<\/td>3.9<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Jupiter<\/td>142,984<\/td>317.83<\/td>1.3<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Saturn<\/td>120,536<\/td>95.16<\/td>0.7<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Uranus<\/td>51,118<\/td>14.54<\/td>1.3<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Neptune<\/td>49,528<\/td>17.15<\/td>1.6<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Earth\u2019s Moon<\/td>3476<\/td>0.01<\/td>3.3<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

Other Data:<\/strong><\/p>

Mass of Earth: [latex]5.97\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\u00d7\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}{10}^{24}\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg}[\/latex]<\/p>

Mass of the Moon: [latex]7.36\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\u00d7\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}{10}^{22}\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg}[\/latex]<\/p>

Mass of the Sun: [latex]1.99\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\u00d7\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}{10}^{30}\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg}[\/latex]<\/p>","rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Astronomical Data<\/span><\/caption>\n
Celestial Object<\/th>\nMean Distance from Sun (million km)<\/th>\nPeriod of Revolution (d = days) (y = years)<\/th>\nPeriod of Rotation at Equator<\/th>\nEccentricity of Orbit<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Sun<\/td>\n\u2212<\/td>\n\u2212<\/td>\n27 d<\/td>\n\u2212<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mercury<\/td>\n57.9<\/td>\n88 d<\/td>\n59 d<\/td>\n0.206<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venus<\/td>\n108.2<\/td>\n224.7 d<\/td>\n243 d<\/td>\n0.007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Earth<\/td>\n149.6<\/td>\n365.26 d<\/td>\n23 h 56 min 4 s<\/td>\n0.017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mars<\/td>\n227.9<\/td>\n687 d<\/td>\n24 h 37 min 23 s<\/td>\n0.093<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jupiter<\/td>\n778.4<\/td>\n11.9 y<\/td>\n9 h 50 min 30 s<\/td>\n0.048<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturn<\/td>\n1426.7<\/td>\n29.5 6<\/td>\n10 h 14 min<\/td>\n0.054<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uranus<\/td>\n2871.0<\/td>\n84.0 y<\/td>\n17 h 14 min<\/td>\n0.047<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neptune<\/td>\n4498.3<\/td>\n164.8 y<\/td>\n16 h<\/td>\n0.009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Earth\u2019s Moon<\/td>\n149.6 (0.386 from Earth)<\/td>\n27.3 d<\/td>\n27.3 d<\/td>\n0.055<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Celestial Object<\/strong><\/td>\nEquatorial Diameter (km)<\/strong><\/td>\nMass (Earth = 1)<\/strong><\/td>\nDensity (g\/cm3<\/sup>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sun<\/td>\n1,392,000<\/td>\n333,000.00<\/td>\n1.4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mercury<\/td>\n4879<\/td>\n0.06<\/td>\n5.4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venus<\/td>\n12,104<\/td>\n0.82<\/td>\n5.2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Earth<\/td>\n12,756<\/td>\n1.00<\/td>\n5.5<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mars<\/td>\n6794<\/td>\n0.11<\/td>\n3.9<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jupiter<\/td>\n142,984<\/td>\n317.83<\/td>\n1.3<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saturn<\/td>\n120,536<\/td>\n95.16<\/td>\n0.7<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Uranus<\/td>\n51,118<\/td>\n14.54<\/td>\n1.3<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neptune<\/td>\n49,528<\/td>\n17.15<\/td>\n1.6<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Earth\u2019s Moon<\/td>\n3476<\/td>\n0.01<\/td>\n3.3<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Other Data:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mass of the Moon: [latex]7.36\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\u00d7\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}{10}^{22}\\phantom{\\rule{0.2em}{0ex}}\\text{kg}[\/latex]<\/p>\n

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