Venus Statistics
| Planetary Symbol: |
 |
Name in Roman/Greek Mythology: |
Venus/Aphrodite |
| Diameter: |
12,104 km (7,522 miles) |
Rotation Period about Axis: |
243 days (retrograde) |
| Mass: |
4.87x10^24 kilograms (0.82 x Earth's) |
Revolution Period about the Sun: |
0.62 years |
| Density: |
5,243 kg/m^3 |
Tilt of Axis: |
177-178o |
| Minimum Distance from Sun: |
108 million km
(67 million miles) |
Surface Gravity: |
8.87 m/s^2 (0.90 x Earth's) |
| Maximum Distance from Sun: |
109 million km
(68 million miles) |
Average Temperature (C/F): |
457o C (855o F) |
| Orbital Semimajor Axis: |
0.72 AU (Earth=1 AU) |
Average Surface Temperature (K): |
730K |
| Minimum Distance from Earth: |
40 million km
(25 million miles) |
Satellites: |
0 |
Venus Image Archive
Comparative Planetary Statistics -- in table form
Comparative Orbital Statistics -- in table form
Actual Distance to Earth
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