August 6, 2003
Saturn's vital statistics
Saturn's vital statistics
Saturn | Earth | Saturn/Earth Ratio | |
Equatorial diameter | 120,400 km | 12,756 km | 9.44 |
Mass | 568.4 x 1021 t | 5.9 x 1021 t | 95 |
Mean density | 0.69 | 5.52 | 0.13 |
Rotation period | 10 h 39 min | 23 h 56 min | 0.45 |
Revolution period (Saturnian year) | 10,759 days or 29.4 Earth years | 365 Earth days | 29.4 |
Length of a solar day | 10 h 14 min | 24 h | 0.41 |
Surface gravity | 10.44 m/s2 | 9.8 m/s2 | 1.06 |
Natural satellites | 31 | 1 | --- |
Ring system | Yes | No | --- |
Orbit | |||
Aphelion | 1,514 million km | 152 million km | 9.96 |
Perihelion | 1,352 million km | 147 million km | 9.20 |
Furthest distance from Earth | 1,658 million km | --- | --- |
Closest distance to Earth | 1,195 million km | --- | --- |
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