Sources:
1) Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac. 1992. K. P. Seidelmann, Ed., p.706 (Table 15.8) and p.316 (Table 5.8.1), University Science Books, Mill Valley, California.
2) Solar System Dynamics, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jupiter Fact Sheet (PDF)
Compare to other planets
| Property | Value | Units | Compared to Earth (=1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Radius | 71,492 | km | 11.21 |
| Polar Radius | 66,854 | km | 10.52 |
| Volumetric Radius (1-bar) (cloud top) |
69,911 (+/- 6) 69,97 |
km | 10.97 |
| Surface Area | 60,061,297,188 | km² | 117.90 |
| Volume | 143.128 x 10^10 | km³ | 1322 |
| Mass | 1898.6 | 10^24 kg | 317.9 |
| Density | 1.326 | gm•cm^-3 | 0.24056 |
| Acceleration due to gravity | 24.79 | m•s^-2 | 2.347208122 |
| Time to complete one revolution about the Sun (sidereal) | 11.862615 | years | 11.862615 |
| Time to revolve about itself | 9h 55m 27.3s (9.894) |
hour |
0.414662256 |
| Circumference at the equator | 449,197 | km | 11.21 |
| Recent Approach to the Sun | 4.948412 740,271,907 |
AU km |
Nov 20 ,1951 |
| Recent Furthest distance from the Sun | 5.456713 816,312,669 |
AU km |
Dec 19 ,1945 |
| Average distance from the Sun | 5.20343 778,422,571.6 |
AU km |
1 AU |
| Recent Closest approach to Earth | 3.94872343 590,720,617 |
AU km |
Oct 02 ,1951 |
| Recent Furthest separation from the Earth | 6.45602813 965,808,061 |
AU km |
Sep 30 ,1945 |
| Average separation from Earth | 5.20447 778,576,917 |
AU km |
N/A |
| Shortest One Way Light time to Earth | 32.840531 | min | Oct 02 ,1951 |
| Longest One Way Light Time to Earth | 53.693149 | min | Sep 30 ,1945 |
