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Closest approach to earth |
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34,600,000 miles |
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Mean distance from the sun |
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141,600,000 miles |
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Period of rotation around the sun |
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************ |
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Sidereal rotation period |
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24 hours,37 minutes, 22.66 seconds |
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Mean surface atmospheric temperature |
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-23 degrees |
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Visual albedo |
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0.159 |
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Pole star bd 52 |
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Degrees 2880 |
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Official magnitude at opposition |
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-2.01 |
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Mass |
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0.01017 |
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Density |
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3.5 |
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Latin |
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'o fortuna |
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Velut luna' |
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Statu variabilis, |
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(translation: |
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'o fortune |
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Like the moon' |
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You are changeable, ) |
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Diameter |
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0.532 |
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Inclination for equator |
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24.936 degrees |
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Gravitational escape velocity |
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3121 miles per hour |
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Inclination from equator |