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Comparing Planet Statistics
This table shows a side by side comparison of the 8 planets in our solare system. For a visual comparison of the size of the earth compared to the other planets and stars click here .
Statistic
Year (Earth Days)
88
224
365
687
4,332
9,617
30,685
60,155
Day (Earth Days)
58
242
1
1.029
0.415
0.72
0.75
0.67
Diameter (Km)
4,878
12,102
12,760
6,746
11.2
120,536
51,118
49,532
Diameter (Earth)
0.383
0.9
1
0.533
11.2
9.45
4.8
3.88
Mass (Earths)
0.055
0.81
1
0.107
317.83
95.1
14.5
17.1
Mean Orbit (Au)
0.38
0.723
1
1.52
5.2
9.5
19.2
30.1
Orbital Velocity (km/s)
48
35.02
29.79
24.13
13.07
9.67
6.81
5.45
Orbital Vel (x Earths)
1.607
1.176
1
0.810
0.439
0.40
0.28
0.23
Avg Day Temp ° C
400
460
20
-5
-121
-125
-193
-193
Avg Night Temp ° C
-170
460
10
-85
-121
-125
-193
-153
Surface Gravity (m/s2 )
3.7
8.87
9.8
3.8
23.12
8.96
8.87
11.15
Surface Grav
(x Earths)
0.38
0.9
1
0.38
2.64
0.92
0.89
1.14
Can be seen
without aid
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Ring System
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes Yes
Yes
Moons
0
0
1
2
63 61 27 13
How much woud you weigh on other planets.
Of course you could not actually stand on any of the gas giants Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune beacuse they are gas.
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