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Venus

Detailed Information

About Venus

Venus is a world shrouded in mystery and extreme conditions. Often called Earth's twin due to similar size and mass, Venus is actually a hellish world with surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead. Its thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide creates a runaway greenhouse effect, making it the hottest planet in our solar system. Venus rotates backwards compared to most planets and has the longest day of any planet – longer than its year.

Quick Facts

  • Hottest planet in the solar system
  • Rotates backwards (retrograde)
  • Dense atmosphere of carbon dioxide
  • Surface pressure 90 times that of Earth
Venus - Earth's twin with extreme conditions
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Current Position

Equatorial Coordinates

Right Ascension: 00h43m30s
Declination: +03°34'05"
Constellation: Pisces

Horizontal Coordinates

Azimuth: 72.4°
Altitude: -14.4°
Elongation: 16.5°

Distance Information

Earth Distance: 1.621 AU
Sun Distance: 0.724 AU
Earth Distance: 242432171 km

Visual Information

Magnitude: -3.9
Angular Diameter: 10.3"
Phase Angle: 22.9°

Phase Information

Illumination: 96.1%

Orbital Elements

Basic Parameters

Semi-major Axis: 0.723336 AU
Eccentricity: 0.006777
Inclination: 3.395°

Angular Elements

Ascending Node: 76.680°
Argument of Perihelion: 131.602°
Mean Anomaly: 34.354°

Time Elements

Epoch: J2000.0
Orbital Period: 224.7 days
Period: 0.6 years

Derived Quantities

Physical Properties

Mass: 4.87e+24 kg
Radius: 6052 km
Density: 5.243 g/cm³

Gravitational Properties

Surface Gravity: 8.87 m/s²
Escape Velocity: 10.36 km/s

Orbital Characteristics

Perihelion: 0.718 AU
Aphelion: 0.728 AU
Orbital Velocity: 35.02 km/s

Rotation Properties

Rotation Period: 5832.50 hours
Axial Tilt: 177.36°

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