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Venus
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Physical Parameters

Animation of Venus and its Moons

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Physical Parameters of Venus
Distance:108200000 kms  Orbital Parameters
Radius:6052 kms  (a) Semimajor axis:108200000 kms
Mass:4.87E+24 kgs  (i) Inclination:3.39°
Density:5.24   (e) Eccentricity:0.01 
     (N) Longitudinal Node:76.68°
Albedo:0.65   (W) Ascending Node:54.89°
Visual Magnitude:-4.4   (M) Mean Anomaly:48.01°
        
Rotational Period:-243 days     
Orbital Period:224.7 days