Gas giant
Jupiter
Jupiter dominates the solar system’s mass after the Sun. Its banded clouds hide deep storms—including the long-lived Great Red Spot.
- Avg. distance
- 5.20 AU
- Diameter
- 139,820 km
- Day length
- ~10 hours
- Year length
- ~12 Earth years
- Moons
- 90+ known (four large Galilean moons)
Did you know?
Jupiter acts like a gravitational sentinel, influencing the orbits of countless small bodies.