JUPITER

• Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun. It is by far the largest.
  
  
• Jupiter was the king of gods.
  
  
• Jupiter is the fourth brightest object in the sky (after the Sun, the Moon and Venus.
  
  
• Jupiter has been known about since phrehistoric times.
  
  
• Jupiter is aboout 90% hydrogen and 10% helium.
  
  
  
  

  STATISTICS
  Mean distance from the sun:	5.203 AU (483,700,000 mi)
  Length of Year:	11.86 years
  Rotation period:	9.92 hours
  Mean orbital velocity:	13.06 km/s (8.1 mi/s)
  Inclination of axis:	3.12 degrees
  Average temperature:	Core 43,000 degrees F. Surface 220 degrees F
  Diameter:	88,700 mi
  No. of observed satellites:	16

  
  
  
  
  

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