Jupiter

The largest planet in our solar system.

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Equatorial diameter	142984000	m	Clip
Average Density	1330	kgm-3	Clip
Axial tilt	3.1	degrees	Clip
Rotational period	9.92	hours	Clip
Average surface temperature	-120	°C	Clip
Maximum apparent magnitude	-2.8		Clip
Aphelion	815700000000	m	Clip
Perihelion	740900000000	m	Clip
Orbital tilt	1.3	degrees	Clip
Orbital period	11.86y	y=Earth year, d=Earth day	Clip

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Historical Notes

1610 Jupiter's satellites discovered by Galileo.

1979 Voyager 1 and 2 photographed Jupiter.

1994 Astronomers observed comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (S-L 9) colliding with Jupiter.

See also: Earth, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Pluto, Saturn, Solar System, Sun, Uranus, Venus.

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