irfpy.mercury.parameters

Parameters based on the NASA web page.

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/mercuryfact.html

irfpy.mercury.parameters.radius = 2439.7

Mean radius of Mercury in km

irfpy.mercury.parameters.radius_u = array(2439.7) * km

Mean radius of Mercury with unit

irfpy.mercury.parameters.radiusEq = 2440.5

Equatorial radius in km.

irfpy.mercury.parameters.radiusEq_u = array(2440.5) * km

Equatorial radius

irfpy.mercury.parameters.radiusPo = 2438.3

Polar radius in km

irfpy.mercury.parameters.radiusPo_u = array(2438.3) * km

Polar radius.

irfpy.mercury.parameters.mass = 3.301e+23

Mass of Mercury in kg

irfpy.mercury.parameters.mass_u = array(3.301e+23) * kg

Mass with unit.

irfpy.mercury.parameters.volume = 60830000000.0

Volume in km^3

irfpy.mercury.parameters.volume_u = array(6.083e+10) * km**3

Volume

irfpy.mercury.parameters.periherion = 46000000.0

Perihelion in km

irfpy.mercury.parameters.periherion_u = array(46000000.) * km

Perihelion

irfpy.mercury.parameters.apohelion = 69818000.0

Apohelion in km

irfpy.mercury.parameters.synodic_period = 115.88

Synodic period, in days

irfpy.mercury.parameters.rotation_period = 1407.6

Sidereal rotation