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Orbital Dynamics of Venus
(and some of those other things out there)
Billy Teets, PhD CandidateDept. of Physics & Astronomy
Vanderbilt University
Orbital Period – 225 Days
Sidereal Day – 243 Days
Eccentricity – 0.0068
Tilt – 177°
Oblateness ~ 0.00
Surface Pressure – 90 bars
Average Temperature – 850 °F – 470 °C
Atmospheric Composition – 97% CO2
Orbital Dynamics
Planet Characteristics
Venus
Phases of Venus
Determining the Distance to Venus Using Phase
Transits of Venus
Transit Timings
122 years8 years105 years8 years
Orbital Resonances (Venus:Earth)
395:24313:8
Transits of Venus
Other Orbital Resonances: Jupiter’s Moons
Other Orbital Resonances: Saturn’s Moons and Rings
Mimas& Saturn
Other Orbital Resonances:
Organization of the Early Solar
System
Retrograde Motion: Jupiter & Saturn
Retrograde Motion: Mars
Retrograde Motion: Epicycle &Deferent
Retrograde Motion: Heliocentric View
Retrograde Motion: Heliocentric View
Lagrange Points and Trojan Asteroids
Lagrange Points: STEREO A&B Probes
