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Observation of the planet Saturn in 3D

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Saturn

Known for her beautiful rings made of ice and rock. She is a gas giant like Jupiter.

Revolution

The planets of the solar system all revolve around the Sun under the effect of gravitation.

This movement is called the revolution, the period of revolution is the time a planet takes to return to its initial position.

The planet Saturn has a revolution period of 10,754 days, its orbit is inclined by 2.486° with respect to the ecliptic.

Click on the arrows in the dashboard to increase or decrease the time speed. You can thus see the distance between Mercury and the Sun in real time.

Comparison with the other planets

In order of period of increasing revolution.

PlanetRevolution periodOrbit inclination
1. Mercury87.969 days
2. Venus224.667 days3.39471°
3. Earth365.256 days
4. Mars686.885 days1.85°
5. Jupiter4,332.01 days1.304°
6. Saturn10,754 days2.486°
7. Uranus30,698 days0.77323°
8. Neptune60,216.8 days1.77°

Aphelion and perihelion

The orbits of the planets are not perfectly circular, but elliptical. This means that there is a point closer to the Sun (the perihelion) and a point further away (the aphelion).

Aphelion and perihelion diagram