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Venus is the second planet from the sun. It is slightly smaller than the Earth, and rotates around the sun once every 224.7 Earth days. Venus is the brightest planet visable in the night sky, and, like Mercury, can only be seen just after sunset or just before sunrise. Both Venus and Mercury show a series of phases - Just like our moon. This is because they are 'inferior planets', meaning that they are nearer to the sun than we are.



Venus - Planetary Data

Distance from Sun (millions of km):
Orbital Period (days):
Synodic period (days):
Rotational Period (equator):
Diameter (km):
Orbital eccentricity:
Orbital inclination (degrees):
Axial inclination (degrees):
Escape velocity (km/s):
Mass (Earth=1):
Volume (Earth=1):
Density (g/cm^3):
Surface gravity (Earth=1):
Surface Temp. (degrees centigrade):
Albedo:
Maximum magnitude:


108.2
224.7
583.92
243.16 d
12,104
0.007
3.4
178
10.36
0.815
0.86
5.25
0.90

+480
0.76
-4.4
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