Sun, Planet and Satellite Data

Table of Contents

• Historical Data
• Orbital Data
• Physical Data

Physical Data

Name	Vo	Distance (103 km)	Radius (km)	Mass (kg)	Density (g/cm3)	Escape (km/s)	Albedo
Sun	-26.8	0	695000	1.989e+30	1.410	618.02	-
Mercury	-1.9	57,910	2439.7	3.303e+23	5.42	4.2507	0.10
Venus	-4.4	108,200	6051.8	4.869e+24	5.25	10.362	0.65
Earth	-	149,600	6378.14	5.976e+24	5.515	11.182	0.37
Moon	-12.74	384.4	1737.4	7.349e+22	3.34	2.3760	0.12
Mars	-2.01	227,940	3397.2	6.421e+23	3.94	5.0225	0.15
Phobos	11.3	9.380	13.5x10.8x9.4	1.08e+16	2.0	0.0103	0.06
Deimos	12.40	23.46	7.5x6.1x5.5	1.8e+15	1.7	0.0057	0.07
Jupiter	-2.70	778,330	71492	1.9e+27	1.33	59.556	0.52
Metis	17.5	127.969	20	9.56e+16	2.8	0.0253	0.05
Adrastea	19.1	128.971	12.5x10x7.5	1.91e+16	4.5	0.0143	0.05
Amalthea	14.1	181.30	135x84x75	7.17e+18	1.8	0.0842	0.05
Thebe	15.7	221.895	55x45	7.77e+17	1.5	0.0434	0.05
Io	5.02	421.60	1815	8.94e+22	3.55	2.5639	0.61
Europa	5.29	670.90	1569	4.8e+22	3.01	2.0206	0.64
Ganymede	4.61	1,070	2631	1.48e+23	1.94	2.7400	0.42
Callisto	5.65	1,883	2403	1.08e+23	1.86	2.4507	0.19
Leda	20.2	11,094	8	5.68e+15	2.7	0.0097	?
Himalia	14.84	11,480	93	9.56e+18	2.8	0.1171	0.03
Lysithea	18.4	11,720	18	7.77e+16	3.1	0.0240	?
Elara	16.77	11,737	38	7.77e+17	3.3	0.0522	0.03
Ananke	18.9	21,200	15	3.82e+16	2.7	0.0184	?
Carme	18.0	22,600	20	9.56e+16	2.8	0.0253	?
Pasiphae	17.03	23,500	25	1.91e+17	2.9	0.0319	?
Sinope	18.3	23,700	18	7.77e+16	3.1	0.0240	?
Saturn	0.67	1,429,400	60268	5.688e+26	0.69	35.490	0.47
Pan	?	133.583	9.655	?	?	?	0.5
Atlas	18.0	137.64	20x15	?	?	?	0.9
Prometheus	15.8	139.35	72.5x42.5x32.5	2.7e+17	0.7*	0.0223	0.6
Pandora	16.5	141.70	57x42x31	2.2e+17	0.7*	0.0227	0.9
Epimetheus	15.7	151.422	72x54x49	5.6e+17	0.7*	0.0322	0.8
Janus	14.5	151.472	98x96x75	2.01e+18	0.67*	0.0523	0.8
Mimas	12.9	185.52	196	3.8e+19	1.17	0.1609	0.5
Enceladus	11.7	238.02	250	8.4e+19	1.24	0.2118	0.99
Tethys	10.2	294.66	530	7.55e+20	1.21	0.4360	0.9
Telesto	18.7	294.66	17x14x13	?	?	?	0.5
Calypso	18.0	294.66	17x11x11	?	?	?	0.6
Dione	10.4	377.4	560	1.05e+21	1.43	0.5002	0.7
Helene	18.5	377.40	18x16x15	?	?	?	0.7
Rhea	9.7	527.04	765	2.49e+21	1.33	0.6591	0.7
Titan	8.28	1,221.85	2575	1.35e+23	1.88	2.6452	0.21
Hyperion	14.19	1,481.0	205x130x110	1.77e+19	1.4	0.1073	0.3
Iapetus	10.2-11.9	3,561.3	730	1.88e+21	1.21	0.5863	0.2
Phoebe	16.45	12,952	110	4e+18	0.7	0.0697	0.06
Uranus	5.52	2,870,990	25559	8.686e+25	1.29	21.297	0.51
Cordelia	24.1	49.750	13	?	?	?	0.07
Ophelia	23.8	53.76	16	?	?	?	0.07
Bianca	23.0	59.16	22	?	?	?	0.07
Cressida	22.2	61.77	33	?	?	?	0.07
Desdemona	22.5	62.66	29	?	?	?	0.07
Juliet	21.5	64.36	42	?	?	?	0.07
Portia	21.0	66.10	55	?	?	?	0.07
Rosalind	22.5	69.93	27	?	?	?	0.07
Belinda	22.1	75.26	34	?	?	?	0.07
Puck	20.2	86.01	77	?	?	?	0.07
Miranda	16.3	129.78	235.8	6.33e+19	1.15	0.1893	0.27
Ariel	14.16	191.24	578.9	1.27e+21	1.56	0.5411	0.34
Umbriel	14.81	265.97	584.7	1.27e+21	1.52	0.5384	0.18
Titania	13.73	435.84	788.9	3.49e+21	1.70	0.7684	0.27
Oberon	13.94	582.60	761.4	3.03e+21	1.64	0.7288	0.24
Neptune	7.84	4,504,300	24746	1.024e+26	1.64	23.500	0.41
Naiad	24.7	48.00	29	?	?	?	0.06
Thalassa	23.8	50.00	40	?	?	?	0.06
Despina	22.6	52.50	74	?	?	?	0.06
Galatea	22.3	62.00	79	?	?	?	0.06
Larissa	22.0	73.60	104x89	?	?	?	0.06
Proteus	20.3	117.60	200	?	?	?	0.06
Triton	13.47	354.80	1350	2.14e+22	2.07	1.4545	0.7
Nereid	18.7	5,513.40	170	?	?	?	0.14
Pluto	15.12	5,913,520	1137	1.27e+22	2.05	1.2183	0.3
Charon	16.8	19.64	586	1.90e+21	1.83	0.6099	0.5

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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