Solar System Constants

Properties and data for the Sun, the Earth and the Moon.

Solar System Constants

Properties and data for celestial bodies in our Solar System and beyond.

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Mean Density-- kg/m³
Escape Velocity (calculated)-- m/s
Celestial BodyMass (kg)Radius (m)Gravity (m/s²)Escape Velocity (m/s)Mean Temp (K)
Earth5.98×10²⁴6.38×10⁶9.8111.2×10³288
Jupiter1.9×10²⁷71.5×10⁶2557.5×10³163
Mars6.42×10²³3.4×10⁶3.75.1×10³208
Mercury3.3×10²³2.44×10⁶3.74.3×10³440
Moon7.35×10²²1.74×10⁶1.62.4×10³
Neptune1.02×10²⁶24.8×10⁶1124.4×10³73
Pluto1.30×10²²1.18×10⁶0.6248
Saturn5.69×10²⁶60.3×10⁶1035.4×10³133
Sun1.989×10³⁰1390×10⁶270618×10³
Uranus8.68×10²⁵25.6×10⁶8.921.9×10³78
Venus4.87×10²⁴6.05×10⁶8.910.3×10³737

Notable Constants

  • Astronomical Unit (AU): ~1.5 × 10¹¹ m (Earth-Sun distance)
  • Earth's orbital period: 365.3 days
  • Moon's orbital period: 27.3 days
  • Surface pressure on Earth: 1.014 bar
  • Surface pressure on Venus: 90 bar
  • Distance to Proxima Centauri: 270,000 AU