This article is about the planet. For the Roman god, see Jupiter (mythology). For other uses, see Jupiter (disambiguation).
Jupiter Astronomical symbol of Jupiter
An image of Jupiter taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope
Near-true colour view in 2019[a]
Designations
Pronunciation /ˈdʒuːpɪtər/ (About this soundlisten)[1]
Adjectives Jovian
Orbital characteristics[6]
Epoch J2000
Aphelion 816.62 million km (5.4588 AU)
Perihelion 740.52 million km (4.9501 AU)
Semi-major axis
778.57 million km (5.2044 AU)
Eccentricity 0.0489
Orbital period
11.862 yr
4,332.59 d