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Mercury

Sol I

Smallest and closest planet to the sun in the Solar System.

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Statements about Mercury

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Named After

Mercury
Hermes
Applies to Name of Subject
: τοῦ Ἑρμοῦ ἀστήρ
Applies to Name of Subject
: Ερμής

Astronomic Symbol Image

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Parent Astronomical Body

Sun

Instance Of

Inferior Planet
Followed By
:
Venus
Inner Planet of the Solar System

Orbital Eccentricity

0.206

Flattening

0

Image

Image 1

Has Part(s)

Atmosphere of Mercury

Part Of

Inner Solar System
Series Ordinal
:1

Mass

330 yottagram

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Mercury (planet)

Semi-Major Axis of an Orbit

57,909,176 kilometre
0.387 astronomical unit

Described by Source

Otto's Encyclopedia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q23861661
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24470458
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Mercury
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24779821
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Mercury
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q110050720
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q131717467

Orbital Inclination

7.005 degree
Relative To
:
Ecliptic

Argument of Periapsis

29.124 degree

Longitude of Ascending Node

48.331 degree

Radius

2,439.7 kilometre
Applies to Part
:
Mean
2,439.7 kilometre
Applies to Part
:
Equator
2,439.7 kilometre
Applies to Part
:
Polar

Unicode Character

☿

Orbital Period

87.969 day

Albedo

0.068
Criterion Used
:
Bond Albedo

Has Characteristic

Mercury's Magnetic Field

Periapsis

0.307 astronomical unit
46,001,009 kilometre

Apoapsis

69,817,445 kilometre
0.467 astronomical unit

Distance From Earth

82,000,000 kilometre
Applies to Part
:
Perigee
217,000,000 kilometre
Applies to Part
:
Apogee

Highest Point

Caloris Montes

Demonym

Mercurien

Magnetic Moment

40,000,000,000,000,000,000 joule per tesla

Surface Gravity

3.728 metres per second squared

Location

Inner Solar System

Mean Anomaly

174.796 degree

Epoch

J2000.0

Volume as Quantity

60,830,000,000 cubic kilometre

Density

5.427 gram per cubic centimetre

Area

74,800,000 square kilometre

Temperature

100 kelvin
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Minimum
440 kelvin
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Mean
700 kelvin
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Maximum

Child Astronomical Body

Mercury's Moon
Nature of Statement
:
Hypothetically
Hermeocentric Orbit
Hermeosynchronous Orbit
Hermeostationary Orbit

Has Use

Colonization of Mercury
Nature of Statement
:
Expected

Different From

Merkury

Diameter

4,878 kilometre

Stack Exchange Tag

https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/ ...

Discoverer or Inventor

bc_0_b145457_f22f1356288a627b8bb6a4064a15d06dcc

Studied By

Exploration of Mercury
Hermeology

IPA Transcription

mɛʁˈkuːɐ̯
Language of Work or Name
:
German
Applies to Name of Subject
: Merkur
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