Planet Venus

Some Venusian Facts
courtesy of NASA

Average Distance from the Sun108,208,930 km (metric)
67,237,910 miles (english)
Perihelion (closest)107,476,000 km (metric)
66,782,000 miles (english)
Aphelion (farthest)108,942,000 km (metric)
67,693,000 miles (english)
Equatorial Radius6,051.8 km (metric)
3,760.4 miles (english)
Equatorial Circumference38,025 km (metric)
23,627 miles (english)
Volume928,400,000,000 km3 (metric)
Mass4,868,500,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg (metric)
Density5.24 g/cm3 (metric)
Surface Area460,200,000 km2 (metric)
177,700,000Êmiles2 (english)
Equatorial Surface Gravity8.87 m/s2 (metric)
29.1 ft/s2 (english)
Escape Velocity37,300 km/h (metric)
23,200 mph (english)
Sidereal Rotation Period (Length of Day)-243 Earth days (retrograde) (-5832 hours (retrograde))
Sidereal Orbit Period (Length of Year)0.615 Earth years (224.7 Earth days)
Mean Orbit Velocity126,077 km/h (metric)
78,341 mph (english)
Orbital Eccentricity0.0068
Orbital Inclination to Ecliptic3.39°
Equatorial Inclination to Orbit177.3°
Orbital Circumference675,300,000 km (metric)
419,600,000 miles (english)
Minimum/Maximum Surface Temperature 462° C (metric)
864° F (english)
Atmospheric ConstituentsCarbon Dioxide, Nitrogen
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