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Astronomical Stats
Answers to most asked questions - By Greg Walton
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OBJEC |
Distance from Earth |
Diameter |
Rotation |
Around the Earth |
Temperature |
Speed |
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MOON |
384,392 km |
3,476 km |
27.32 days |
27.32 days |
-150C to150C |
0.51 |
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SUN |
149,600,000 km |
1,402,500 km |
29 days |
365.256 days |
5,800 K |
170 |
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PLANET |
Distance From SUN |
Diameter |
Rotation |
Around the SUN in |
Speed |
Number of Moons |
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Mercury |
57,910,000 km |
4,878 km |
58.65 hours |
87.97 days |
23.93 |
0 |
0 Mag |
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Venus |
108,200,000 km |
12,012 km |
243 hours |
224.7 days |
17.5 |
0 |
-4.4 Mag |
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Earth |
149,600,000 km |
12,750 km |
23.93 hours |
365.256 days |
14.89 |
1 |
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Mars |
227,940,000 km |
6,786 km |
24.62 hours |
686.98 days |
12.06 |
2 |
0.4Mag |
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Jupiter |
778,330,000 km |
142,984 km |
9.8 hours |
4,332.71 days |
6.53 |
62 |
-2Mag |
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Saturn |
1,426,980,000 km |
120,536 km |
10.6 hours |
10,759.5 days |
4.82 |
31 |
-0.4Mag |
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Uranus |
2,870,990,000 km |
51,118 km |
17.9 hours |
30,685 days |
3.4 |
22 |
5.5 Mag |
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Neptune |
4,497,070,000 km |
49,500 km |
19.2 hours |
60,190 days |
2.72 |
11 |
8 Mag |
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Pluto |
5,913,520,000 km |
2,300 km |
6.4 hours |
90,800 days |
2.37 |
1 |
14 Mag |
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STAR |
Distance in LY |
Mag |
Ra |
Dec |
Colour |
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N |
Nebula |
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Proxima Centauri |
4.2 |
11.0 |
14h30m |
-62d42m |
Red |
O |
Open cluster |
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Alpha Centauri |
4.3 |
-0.3 |
14h40m |
-60d50m |
Yellow |
G |
Globular cluster |
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Beta Centauri |
460 |
0.6 |
14h4m |
-60d22m |
White |
Gx |
Galaxy |
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Alpha crux |
360 |
0.9 |
12h27 |
-63d5m |
White |
P |
Planetary Nebula |
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Sirius |
8.6 |
-1.5 |
6h45m |
-16d42m |
White |
d |
Degrees |
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Antares |
330 |
1.0 |
16h30m |
-26d25m |
Orange |
h |
Hours |
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Betelgeuse |
310 |
0.5 |
5h55m |
7d24m |
Red |
m |
Minutes |
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Castor |
46 |
1.6 |
7h35m |
31d53m |
White |
Km |
Kilometres |
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Aldebaran |
68 |
0.9 |
4h36m |
16d30m |
Orange |
Mag |
Brightness |
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Canopus |
1170 |
-0.7 |
6h24m |
-52d41m |
Yellow |
LY |
Light Years |
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Rigel |
910 |
0.1 |
5h15m |
-8d12m |
White |
Speed |
Km per Second |
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OBJECT |
Distances in LY |
Size in LY |
Speed |
Mag |
Degrees |
Ra |
Dec |
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LMC-Gx |
180,000 |
17,000 |
313 |
0.1 |
11x9 |
5h23.6m |
-69d45m |
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SMC-Gx |
190,000 |
9,000 |
175 |
2.3 |
4.6x2.7 |
0h52.7m |
-72d50m |
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2070-N Tarantula |
180,000 |
3,000 |
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8.3 |
0.08 |
5h38.6m |
-69d5m |
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M42-N Great Orion |
1,500 |
30 |
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4 |
1.17x1 |
5h35.4m |
-5d27m |
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3372-N Eta Carinae |
6,000 |
200 |
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6 |
2 |
10h43.8m |
-59d52m |
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4755-O Jewel Box |
7,600 |
23 |
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4.2 |
0.17 |
12h53.6m |
-60d20m |
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3532-O |
1,300 |
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3 |
0.83 |
11h6.4m |
-58d40m |
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5139-G Omega Centauri |
16,000 |
230 |
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3.9 |
0.83 |
13h26.8m |
-47d29m |
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104-G 47 Tucanae |
15,000 |
220 |
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4 |
0.83 |
0h24.1m |
-72d5m |
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M22-G |
7,800 |
75 |
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5.1 |
0.55 |
18h36.4m |
-23d54m |
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M4-G |
10,000 |
100 |
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5.9 |
0.57 |
16h23.6m |
-26d32m |
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M8-N Lagoon |
5,000 |
110 |
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5.8 |
1.5x0.65 |
18h3.8m |
-24d23m |
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M16-N Eagle |
5,900 |
28 |
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6 |
0.55x0.45 |
18h18.8m |
-13d47m |
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M17-N Omega |
5,900 |
300 |
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7 |
0.75x0.6 |
18h20.8m |
-16d11m |
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M20-N Trifid |
5,000 |
60 |
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6.3 |
0.46 |
18h2.6m |
-23d2m |
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M45-O Pleiades |
380 |
12 |
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1.2 |
1.8 |
3h47m |
24d7m |
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M44-O Praesepe |
580 |
17 |
33 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
8h40.1m |
19d59m |
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5128-Gx Ham Burger |
14,000,000 |
50,000 |
545 |
6.7 |
0.45x0.3 |
13h25.5m |
-43d1m |
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4945-Gx |
16,000,000 |
100,000 |
560 |
8.8 |
0.3x0.08 |
13h5.4m |
-49d28m |
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253-Gx Silver Coin |
11,000,000 |
80,000 |
250 |
7.6 |
0.43x0.1 |
0h47.6m |
-25d17m |
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55-Gx |
4,000,000 |
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125 |
8.1 |
0.5x0.1 |
0h15.1m |
-39d13m |
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M57-P Ring Nebula |
1,600 |
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8.8 |
0.02 |
18h53.6 |
33d2m |
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M31-Gx Andromeda |
2,500,000 |
125,000 |
-68 |
3.4 |
3.2x1 |
0h42.7m |
41d16m |
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M83-Gx |
15,000,000 |
80,000 |
514 |
7.5 |
0.15 |
13h37m |
-29d52m |
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M104-Gx Sombrero |
41,000,000 |
100,000 |
1,083 |
8.3 |
0.22x0.07 |
12h40m |
-11d37m |
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M7-O |
800 |
20 |
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3.3 |
1.33 |
17h53.9m |
-34d49m |
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M46-O+2438-P |
3,200 |
24 |
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6.1 |
0.43 |
7h41.8m |
-14d49m |
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Coal Sack |
500 |
60 |
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none |
6.7x5 |
12h53m |
-63d |
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Milky Way |
30,000 to center |
100,000 |
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360x360 |
100,000,000,000 stars |
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