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Orbital parametres | ||||
Distance from Earth (semimajor axis) | 384,400 km | |||
Minimum distance (perihelion) | 363,296 km | |||
Maximum distance (aphelion) | 405,503 km | |||
Orbital eccentricity |
0.0549 | |||
Orbital period | 27.32 days | |||
Length of day (rotational period) | 27.32 days | |||
Average orbital velocity | 1.03 km/s | |||
Orbital inclination | 18.3 degrees | More about planetary orbits | ||
Axial tilt (obliquity) | 6.68 degrees | |||
Physical Properties | ||||
Equatorial radius | 1,738 km | (0.272 x Earth) | ||
Mass | 7.349 x1022 kg | (0.001 x Earth) | ||
Average density | 3,344 kg/m3 | ( 0.605 x Earth) | ||
Oblateness | 0.002 | |||
Surface gravity at equator | 1.624 m/s2 | ( 0.166 x Earth) | ||
Escape velocity | 2.376 km/s | ( 0.212 x Earth) | ||
Solar irradiance | 1,380 Watts/m2 | ( 1.0 x Earth) | ||
Surface temperature | 40 to 396 K | (-233 to 123o C) | ||
Albedo | 0.12 | |||
Maximum visual magnitude | -12.74 | |||
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