compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 13 November 2021
For diameter/axial dimension figures, a single given figure is mean diameter; for triaxial figures, (a x b) are equatorial and (c) is polar. Under rotation period, negative figures indicate retrograde rotation and "SYN" indicates synchronous rotation with respect to primary.
object | id | semimajor axis | orbital period | orbital eccentricity | orbit inclin. | ||
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(km) | (AU) | (days) | (years) | (°) | |||
Sun | * | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mercury | P | 57,909,100 | 0.387098 | 87.96917 | 0.240842 | 0.20564 | 7.0056 |
Venus | P | 108,207,300 | 0.723321 | 224.69556 | 0.615172 | 0.00676 | 3.3978 |
Earth | P | 149,597,900 | 1.000000 | 365.25596 | 1.000000 | 0.01673 | 0.0005 |
I Moon | S | 384,400 | 0.002570 | 27.322 | 0.074802 | 0.0554 | 23.43 |
Mars | P | 227,944,100 | 1.523712 | 686.99919 | 1.880851 | 0.09337 | 1.8518 |
(1) Ceres | D/A | 413,951,700 | 2.767096 | 1,681.25 | 4.602951 | 0.11620 | 9.6474 |
Jupiter | P | 778,280,000 | 5.202480 | 4,332.171 | 11.866308 | 0.04854 | 1.2986 |
I Io | S | 421,800 | 0.002820 | 1.769 | 0.004843 | 0.0041 | 0.036 |
II Europa | S | 671,100 | 0.004486 | 3.551 | 0.009722 | 0.0094 | 0.466 |
III Ganymede | S | 1,070,400 | 0.007155 | 7.155 | 0.019589 | 0.0013 | 0.177 |
IV Callisto | S | 1,882,700 | 0.012585 | 16.69 | 0.045694 | 0.0074 | 0.192 |
Saturn | P | 1,426,698,000 | 9.541499 | 10,758.53 | 29.473039 | 0.05551 | 2.4942 |
III Tethys | S | 294,672 | 0.001970 | 1.888 | 0.005169 | 0.0001 | 1.091 |
IV Dione | S | 377,415 | 0.002525 | 2.737 | 0.007493 | 0.0022 | 0.028 |
V Rhea | S | 527,068 | 0.003523 | 4.518 | 0.012369 | 0.001 | 0.333 |
VI Titan | S | 1,221,865 | 0.008168 | 15.95 | 0.043668 | 0.0288 | 0.306 |
VIII Iapetus | S | 3,560,854 | 0.023803 | 79.33 | 0.217190 | 0.0293 | 8.298 |
Uranus | P | 2,870,480,900 | 19.187979 | 30,680.49 | 84.05119 | 0.04686 | 0.7730 |
I Ariel | S | 190,900 | 0.001276 | 2.5205 | 0.006901 | 0.0012 | 0.02 |
II Umbriel | S | 266,000 | 0.001778 | 4.1444 | 0.011347 | 0.0039 | 0.08 |
III Titania | S | 436,300 | 0.002916 | 8.7062 | 0.023836 | 0.0012 | 0.11 |
IV Oberon | S | 583,500 | 0.003900 | 13.4643 | 0.036863 | 0.0014 | 0.15 |
Neptune | P | 4,498,337,300 | 30.069528 | 60,186.23 | 164.88833 | 0.00895 | 1.7701 |
I Triton | S | 354,759 | 0.0023714 | 5.8769 | 0.016090 | 0.00034 | 156.904 |
(90482) Orcus | T | 5,902,200,000 | 39.454 | 90,517 | 247.82 | 0.254 | 21.186 |
(134340) Pluto | D/T | 5,902,400,000 | 39.455 | 90,521 | 247.83 | 0.242 | 16.086 |
I Charon | S | 19,573 | 0.0001308 | 6.38723 | 0.017487 | 0.0000 | 0.000 |
(208996) 2003 AZ84 | T | 5,902,500,000 | 39.456 | 90,524 | 247.84 | 0.169 | 15.567 |
(307261) 2002 MS4 | T | 6,247,000,000 | 41.76 | 98,568 | 269.9 | 0.154 | 18.67 |
(24835) 1995 SM55 | T | 6,259,800,000 | 41.844 | 98,865 | 270.68 | 0.101 | 26.792 |
(120347) Salacia | T | 6,297,800,000 | 42.098 | 99,767 | 273.14 | 0.104 | 25.573 |
(136108) Haumea | D/T | 6,451,900,000 | 43.128 | 103,451 | 283.23 | 0.205 | 26.51 |
(50000) Quaoar | T | 6,524,900,000 | 43.616 | 105,212 | 288.05 | 0.042 | 7.99 |
(136472) Makemake | D?/T | 6,815,400,000 | 45.558 | 112,316 | 307.50 | 0.157 | 27.570 |
(174567) Varda | T | 6,849,300,000 | 45.785 | 113,156 | 309.80 | 0.149 | 21.25 |
(55565) 2002 AW197 | T | 7,072,500,000 | 47.277 | 118,732 | 325.07 | 0.125 | 26.008 |
(589683) 2010 RF43 | T | 7,386,000,000 | 49.37 | 126,700 | 346.9 | 0.257 | 30.04 |
(523692) 2014 EZ51 | T | 7,806,300,000 | 52.182 | 137,681 | 376.95 | 0.229 | 9.802 |
(532037) 2013 FY27 | T | 8,711,000,000 | 58.23 | 162,300 | 444.3 | 0.395 | 32.900 |
(225088) Gonggong | D?/T | 10,050,200,000 | 67.186 | 201,147 | 550.70 | 0.448 | 34.682 |
(136199) Eris | D/T | 10,161,600,000 | 67.926 | 204,479 | 559.83 | 0.447 | 43.217 |
I Dysnomia | S | 37,500 | 0.000251 | 15.78586 | 0.043219 | 0.00 | 61.1 |
(574372) 2010 JO179 | T | 11,725,200,000 | 78.378 | 253,446 | 693.89 | 0.495 | 31.012 |
(523794) 2015 RR245 | T | 12,277,300,000 | 82.069 | 271,558 | 743.48 | 0.587 | 7.935 |
2018 VG18 | T | 12,283,000,000 | 82.11 | 271,760 | 744.0 | 0.54 | 25.0 |
[V774104] | T | 15,410,000,000 | 103 | 382,000 | 1,050 | 15.0 | |
(90377) Sedna | T | 78,402,900,000 | 507.65 | 4,382,400 | 11,437.9 | 0.850 | 10.711 |
Physical data and discovery dates
object | id | diameter/axial dimensions (km) | density | mass | surface gravity | rotation period | discovery date | first spacecraft exploration | known satellites | ||
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a or eq. | b or eq. | c or polar | (kg/m3) | (Earth=1) | (Earth=1) | (days) | |||||
Sun | * | 1,392,530 | 1,392,530 | 1,392,518 | 1,406.4 | 332946.049 | 27.877 | 25.38 | N/A | NOV 2018 | 1,123,812+ |
Mercury | P | 4,881 | 4,879 | 4,877 | 5,429.1 | 0.05527307 | 0.377 | 58.64615 | N/A | MAR 1974 | - |
Venus | P | 12,105 | 12,104 | 12,103 | 5,242.5 | 0.81499809 | 0.903 | -243.01848 | N/A | MAY 1961 | - |
Earth | P | 12,756 | 12,756 | 12,714 | 5,513.4 | 1.00000000 | 1.000 | 0.99726957 | N/A | N/A | 1 |
I Moon | S | 3,476 | 3,476 | 3,471 | 3,345.6 | 0.01230004 | 0.165 | SYN | N/A | JAN 1959 | - |
Mars | P | 6,801 | 6,788 | 6,755 | 3,929.9 | 0.10744689 | 0.379 | 1.02595676 | N/A | JUL 1965 | 2 |
(1) Ceres | D/A | 966 | 962 | 892 | 2,162 | 0.00015712 | 0.029 | 0.37809042 | 1 JAN 1801 | MAR 2015 | - |
Jupiter | P | 142,984 | 142,984 | 133,706 | 1,326.2 | 317.828386 | 2.639 | 0.413538 | N/A | DEC 1973 | 79 |
I Io | S | 3,659 | 3,638 | 3,632 | 3,527 | 0.01495211 | 0.183 | SYN | 8 JAN 1610 | MAR 1979 | - |
II Europa | S | 3,125 | 3,121 | 3,119 | 3,013 | 0.00803496 | 0.134 | SYN | 8 JAN 1610 | MAR 1979 | - |
III Ganymede | S | 5,269 | 5,266 | 5,263 | 1,937.6 | 0.02480638 | 0.145 | SYN | 7 JAN 1610 | MAR 1979 | - |
IV Callisto | S | 4,821 | 4,821 | 4,821 | 1,834 | 0.01801125 | 0.126 | SYN | 7 JAN 1610 | MAR 1979 | - |
Saturn | P | 120,536 | 120,536 | 108,728 | 687.1 | 95.160979 | 1.139 | 0.444009 | N/A | SEP 1979 | 85 |
III Tethys | S | 1,077 | 1,057 | 1,053 | 984 | 0.00010338 | 0.015 | SYN | 21 MAR 1684 | NOV 1980 | - |
IV Dione | S | 1,127 | 1,123 | 1,119 | 1,478 | 0.00018343 | 0.024 | SYN | 21 MAR 1684 | NOV 1980 | - |
V Rhea | S | 1,531 | 1,527 | 1,526 | 1,234 | 0.00038621 | 0.027 | SYN | 23 DEC 1672 | NOV 1980 | - |
VI Titan | S | 5,150 | 5,149 | 5,149 | 1,881.4 | 0.02252416 | 0.138 | SYN | 25 MAR 1655 | NOV 1980 | - |
VIII Iapetus | S | 1,492 | 1,491 | 1,424 | 1,083 | 0.00030232 | 0.023 | SYN | 25 OCT 1671 | NOV 1980 | - |
Uranus | P | 51,118 | 51,118 | 49,945 | 1,270 | 14.53574 | 0.917 | -0.71833 | 13 MAR 1781 | JAN 1986 | 27 |
I Ariel | S | 1,162 | 1,156 | 1,155 | 1,540 | 0.000209 | 0.025 | SYN | 24 OCT 1851 | JAN 1986 | - |
II Umbriel | S | 1,169 | 1,169 | 1,169 | 1,523 | 0.000214 | 0.025 | SYN | 24 OCT 1851 | JAN 1986 | - |
III Titania | S | 1,578 | 1,578 | 1,578 | 1,714 | 0.000590 | 0.038 | SYN | 11 JAN 1787 | JAN 1986 | - |
IV Oberon | S | 1,523 | 1,523 | 1,523 | 1,630 | 0.000505 | 0.035 | SYN | 11 JAN 1787 | JAN 1986 | - |
Neptune | P | 49,530 | 49,530 | 48,680 | 1,638 | 17.14775 | 1.148 | 0.6653 | 23 SEP 1846 | AUG 1989 | 14 |
I Triton | S | 2,709 | 2,706 | 2,705 | 2,060 | 0.003582 | 0.079 | SYN | 10 OCT 1846 | AUG 1989 | - |
(90482) Orcus | T | 935 | 899 | 1,530 | 0.000106 | 0.020 | 9.54 | 17 FEB 2004 | - | 1 | |
(134340) Pluto | D/T | 2,375 | 2,375 | 2,375 | 1,857 | 0.002182 | 0.063 | 6.387227 | 2 MAR 1930 | JUL 2015 | 5 |
I Charon | S | 1,211 | 1,211 | 1,211 | 1,707 | 0.000266 | 0.029 | SYN | 13 APR 1978 | JUL 2015 | - |
(208996) 2003 AZ84 | T | 747 | 699 | >850 | ? | ? | 0.56 | 13 JAN 2003 | - | 1 | |
(307261) 2002 MS4 | T | 797 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 18 JUN 2002 | - | - | ||
(24835) 1995 SM55 | T | 766 | 644 | ? | ? | ? | 0.168 | 19 SEP 1995 | - | - | |
(120347) Salacia | T | 896 | 845 | 1,300 | 0.0000733 | 0.015 | 0.27 | 22 SEP 2004 | - | 1 | |
(136108) Haumea | D/T | 2,320 | 1,704 | 1,030 | 1,880 | 0.000671 | 0.043 | 0.16314 | 7 MAR 2003 | - | 2 |
(50000) Quaoar | T | 1,163 | 985 | 2,200 | 0.00023 | 0.031 | 0.73662 | 4 JUN 2002 | - | 1 | |
(136472) Makemake | D?/T | 1,430 | 1,430 | 1,420 | 1,700 | 0.00044 | 0.035 | 0.951108 | 31 MAR 2005 | - | 1 |
(174567) Varda | T | 719 | 691 | 1,300 | 0.000044 | 0.014 | 0.246 | 21 JUN 2003 | - | 1 | |
(55565) 2002 AW197 | T | 774 | 717 | ? | ? | ? | 0.369 | 10 JAN 2002 | - | - | |
(589683) 2010 RF43 | T | 700 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 6 SEP 2010 | - | - | ||
(523692) 2014 EZ51 | T | 730 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 18 APR 2010 | - | - | ||
(532037) 2013 FY27 | T | 740 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 17 MAR 2013 | - | 1 | ||
(225088) Gonggong | D?/T | 1,230 | 1,740 | 0.00038 | 0.041 | 1.87 | 17 JUL 2007 | - | - | ||
(136199) Eris | D/T | 2,330 | 2,330 | 2,330 | 2,520 | 0.00276 | 0.083 | 1.08 | 21 OCT 2003 | - | 1 |
I Dysnomia | S | 700 | ? | ? | ? | 15.7589 | 10 SEP 2005 | - | - | ||
(574372) 2010 JO179 | T | 720 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 10 MAY 2010 | - | - | ||
(523794) 2015 RR245 | T | 770 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 9 SEP 2015 | - | - | ||
2018 VG18 | T | 770 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 10 NOV 2018 | - | - | ||
[V774104] | T | 700 | ? | ? | ? | ? | OCT 2015 | - | - | ||
(90377) Sedna | T | 1,005 | 985 | ? | ? | ? | 0.428 | 14 NOV 2003 | - | - |
For those objects above with known satellites, numbers of satellites are:
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