Jupiter
The giant that changes everything.
Jupiter dominates the planets in size and mass. Its cloud bands trace fast winds in a deep atmosphere, while the Great Red Spot is a vast, long-lived storm.
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Image: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS. Processed mission imagery; apparent color varies with filters and processing.
Jupiter compared with Earth
Its equatorial diameter is 11.21 times Earth’s. Its mass is 317.92 times Earth’s, while its orbital period is 11.86 Earth years.
The reference gravity is about 23.1 m/s². These rounded values include the reference conventions used in NASA’s fact sheet; the ideal spherical gravity calculator can differ slightly.
A few good questions
How far is Jupiter from the Sun?
Jupiter has a mean orbital distance of about 778.5 million kilometers, or 5.20 AU. Its actual distance varies through its elliptical orbit.
How long is a year on Jupiter?
An orbit takes approximately 4,331 Earth days. The orbit simulator lets you see how distance affects the length of a year.