The Planets in Our Solar System

Distance from the Sun Period of Temperature

Period of Revolution Around Diameter
Planet (or Dwarf (Astronomical Units Rotation Mass Apparent size (K
the Sun (miles Number of Moons
Planet) miles (1 planetary (kg) from Earth Range or
(1 planetary year) km)
km) day) Average)
0.39 AU, 36 million
3,031 miles 5-13 arc 100-700 K
Mercury miles 87.96 Earth days 58.7 Earth days 3.3 x 1023 0
4,878 km seconds mean=452 K
57.9 million km
0.723 AU
4.87 x 7,521 miles 10-64 arc
Venus 67.2 million miles 224.68 Earth days 243 Earth days 726 K 0
1024 12,104 km seconds
108.2 million km
1 AU
5.98 x 7,926 miles
Earth 93 million miles 365.26 days 24 hours Not Applicable 260-310 K 1
1024 12,756 km
149.6 million km
1.524 AU 24.6 Earth hours
6.42 x 4,222 miles 4-25 arc
Mars 141.6 million miles 686.98 Earth days =1.026 Earth 150-310 K 2
1023 6,787 km seconds
227.9 million km days
5.203 AU 88,729
1.90 x 31-48 arc 120 K 67 (18 named plus many smaller
Jupiter 483.6 million miles 11.862 Earth years 9.84 Earth hours miles
1027 seconds (cloud tops) ones)
778.3 million km 142,796 km
9.539 AU 74,600 15-21 arc
5.69 x
Saturn 886.7 million miles 29.456 Earth years 10.2 Earth hours miles seconds 88 K 62 (30 unnamed)
1026
1,427.0 million km 120,660 km excluding rings
19.18 AU 32,600
8.68 x
Uranus 1,784.0 million miles 84.07 Earth years 17.9 Earth hours miles 3-4 arc seconds 59 K 27 (6 unnamed)
1025
2,871.0 million km 51,118 km
30.06 AU 30,200
1.02 x
Neptune 2,794.4 million miles 164.81 Earth years 19.1 Earth hours miles 2.5 arc seconds 48 K 13
1026
4,497.1 million km 48,600 km
39.53 AU
1.29 x 1,413 miles
Pluto (a dwarf planet) 3,674.5 million miles 247.7 years 6.39 Earth days 0.04 arc seconds 37 K 4
1022 2,274 km
5,913 million km
Distance from the Sun Period of Temperature
Period of Revolution Around Diameter
Planet (or Dwarf (Astronomical Units Rotation Mass Apparent size (K
the Sun (miles Number of Moons
Planet) miles (1 planetary (kg) from Earth Range or
(1 planetary year) km)
km) day) Average)