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