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[[wikipedia:Solar System|Solar System]] objects sorted by mean orbital radius (orbital semimajor axis). <ref><u><code>[[Solar System by size]]</code></u></ref>&ensp; This is either the mean heliobarycentric orbital radius for stars and planets in the Solar System or the mean planetobarycentric orbital radius for satellites.
[[wikipedia:Solar System|Solar System]] objects sorted by mean orbital radius (orbital semimajor axis). <ref><u><code>[[Solar System by size]]</code></u></ref>&ensp; This is either the mean heliobarycentric orbital radius for stars and planets in the Solar System or the mean planetobarycentric orbital radius for satellites.


Note the nonzero value for Sol's heliobarycentric orbital radius. <ref><code>[[wikipedia:Solar System barycenter]]</code></ref>&ensp; The Solar System should properly be referred to as the "Sol-Jupiter System" because the [[wikipedia:barycenter|barycenter]] of the Solar System is actually (sometimes) outside of the Solar System's central star.&ensp; What this means is that Sol orbits around the center of mass (the barycenter) for the Solar System, the same as all of the other planets in the system.&ensp; So does Jupiter orbit around Sol or does Sol orbit around Jupiter?&ensp; Both!&ensp; [[wikipedia:Newton's law of universal gravitation|Newton's law of universal gravitation]] ensures that every mass in the universe affects every other mass in the universe.&ensp; Sol's "orbit" around Jupiter (and the sum of all the other masses in the Solar System) is just much smaller and less noticeable since Sol contains the vast majority of mass in the Solar System. <ref><code>[[wikipedia:Solar System]]</code></ref>
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<li>[[wikipedia:Star Sol|Star Sol]]: 742 <abbr title="megameters">Mm</abbr></li>
<li>[[wikipedia:Star Sol|Star Sol]]: 742 <abbr title="megameters">Mm</abbr> <ref><code>[[wikipedia:Solar System barycenter]]</code></ref></li>
<li>[[wikipedia:Planet Mercury|Planet Mercury]]: 57.909<u>0</u>365522286 <abbr title="gigameters">Gm</abbr> = 0.387098 <abbr title="astronomical units">AU</abbr> <ref><code>[[wikipedia:Planet Mercury]]</code></ref></li>
<li>[[wikipedia:Planet Mercury|Planet Mercury]]: 57.909<u>0</u>365522286 <abbr title="gigameters">Gm</abbr> = 0.387098 <abbr title="astronomical units">AU</abbr> <ref><code>[[wikipedia:Planet Mercury]]</code></ref></li>
<li>[[wikipedia:Planet Venus|Planet Venus]]: 108.20<u>8</u>9270091724 Gm = 0.723332 AU <ref><code>[[wikipedia:Planet Venus]]</code></ref></li>
<li>[[wikipedia:Planet Venus|Planet Venus]]: 108.20<u>8</u>9270091724 Gm = 0.723332 AU <ref><code>[[wikipedia:Planet Venus]]</code></ref></li>
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== gallery ==
<gallery>
The Sun in white light.jpg | Sol
Mercury in true color.jpg | Mercury
Venus from Mariner 10.jpg | Venus
Africa and Europe from a Million Miles Away.png | Terra
FullMoon2010.jpg | Luna
Mars - August 30 2021 - Flickr - Kevin M. Gill.png | Mars
Vesta in natural color.jpg | Vesta
Ceres - RC3 - Haulani Crater (22381131691) (cropped).jpg | Ceres
Jupiter and its shrunken Great Red Spot.jpg | Jupiter
Io highest resolution true color.jpg | Io
Europa in natural color.png | Europa
Ganymede - Perijove 34 Composite.png | Ganymede
Callisto - July 8 1979 (38926064465).jpg | Callisto
Saturn during Equinox.jpg | Saturn
Titan in true color.jpg | Titan
Uranus.jpg | Uranus
Neptune - Voyager 2 (29347980845) flatten crop.jpg | Neptune
</gallery>
== barycenter ==
Note the nonzero value for Sol's heliobarycentric orbital radius.&ensp; The Solar System should properly be referred to as the "Sol-Jupiter System" because the [[wikipedia:barycenter|barycenter]] of the Solar System is actually (sometimes) outside of the Solar System's central star.&ensp; What this means is that Sol orbits around the center of mass (the barycenter) for the Solar System, the same as all of the other planets in the system.&ensp; So does Jupiter orbit around Sol or does Sol orbit around Jupiter?&ensp; Both!&ensp; [[wikipedia:Newton's law of universal gravitation|Newton's law of universal gravitation]] ensures that every mass in the universe affects every other mass in the universe.&ensp; Sol's "orbit" around Jupiter (and the sum of all the other masses in the Solar System) is just much smaller and less noticeable since Sol contains the vast majority of mass in the Solar System. <ref><code>[[wikipedia:Solar System]]</code></ref>


== see also ==
== see also ==
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