Mass

Radius (distance
from sun) (m)

Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
3.29E+21 4.87E+24 5.97E+24 6.42E+24 1.90E+27
57910000000 1.082E+11

1.5E+11 2.279E+11 7.785E+11

Saturn
Uranus
Neptune Sun
5.68E+26 8.68E+25 1.02E+24 1.99E+30
1.433E+12 2.877E+12 4.50E+12

Earth
Period (seconds)
Mass of sun (M)
Doubled (2M)
Halfed (1/2M)
Squared (M^2)
Multiplied by x
To the x power (M^x)

1.99E+30
3.9782E+30
9.9455E+29
3.95652E+60

3.16E+07
2.23E+07
4.46E+07
2.24E-08

Period (time to orbit Ratio to a normal

the sun in days)
year (T/365)
365.21
1.0000
258.25
0.7071
516.49
1.4142
2.59E-13
7.09E-16

Mercury
Period (seconds)
Mass of sun
Doubled
Halfed
Squared

1.99E+30
3.9782E+30
9.9455E+29
3.95652E+60

7.60E+06
5.37E+06
1.07E+07
5.39E-09

Period (time to orbit Ratio to a normal

year
the sun in days)
87.96
1.0000
62.20
0.7071
124.39
1.4142
6.24E-14
7.09E-16

Venus
Period (seconds)
Mass of sun
Doubled
Halfed
Squared

1.99E+30
3.9782E+30
9.9455E+29
3.95652E+60

1.94E+07
1.37E+07
2.74E+07
1.38E-08

Period (time to orbit Ratio to a normal

year
the sun in days)
224.64
1.0000
158.85
0.7071
317.69
1.4142
1.59E-13
7.09E-16

Mars
Period (seconds)

Period (time to orbit Ratio to a normal

year
the sun in days)

Mass of sun
Doubled
Halfed
Squared

1.99E+30
3.9782E+30
9.9455E+29
3.95652E+60

5.93E+07
4.20E+07
8.39E+07
4.21E-08

686.70
485.57
971.14
4.87E-13

1.0000
0.7071
1.4142
7.09E-16

Jupiter
Period (seconds)
Mass of sun
Doubled
Halfed
Squared

1.99E+30
3.9782E+30
9.9455E+29
3.95652E+60

3.74E+08
2.65E+08
5.29E+08
2.66E-07

Period (time to orbit Ratio to a normal

year
the sun in days)
4333.42
1.0000
3064.92
0.7073
6125.46
1.4135
3.07E-12
7.09E-16

Saturn
Period (seconds)
Mass of sun
Doubled
Halfed
Squared

1.99E+30
3.9782E+30
9.9455E+29
3.95652E+60

9.35E+08
6.61E+08
1.32E+09
6.63E-07

Period (time to orbit Ratio to a normal

year
the sun in days)
10825.73
1.0000
7655.49
0.7072
15307.71
1.4140
7.68E-12
7.09E-16

Uranus
Period (seconds)
Mass of sun
Doubled
Halfed
Squared

1.99E+30
3.9782E+30
9.9455E+29
3.95652E+60

2.66E+09
1.88E+09
3.76E+09
1.89E-06

Period (time to orbit Ratio to a normal

year
the sun in days)
30799.97
1.0000
21779.10
0.7071
43556.78
1.4142
2.18E-11
7.09E-16

Neptune
Period (seconds)
Mass of sun
Doubled
Halfed
Squared

1.99E+30
3.9782E+30
9.9455E+29
3.95652E+60

5.21E+09
3.68E+09
7.37E+09
3.69E-06

Period (time to orbit Ratio to a normal

year
the sun in days)
60311.86
1.0000
42646.93
0.7071
85293.83
1.4142
4.28E-11
7.09E-16

Pluto*
Pluto's orbit is not perfectly elliptical; any ellipse of best fit
would be wrong by about 1.5%

Earth
Period (seconds)
Mass of sun (M)
Doubled (2M)
Halfed (1/2M)
Squared (M^2)

1.99E+30
3.9782E+30
9.9455E+29
3.95652E+60

3.16E+07
2.23E+07
4.46E+07
2.24E-08

Period (time to orbit Ratio to a normal

year
the sun in days)
365.21
1.0000
258.25
0.7071
516.49
1.4142
2.59E-13
7.09E-16

Multiplied by x
To the x power (M^x)

Mass of sun (1M)

Doubled (2M)
Halfed (1/2M)
Squared (M^2)

Effect on
period
1.0000
0.7071
1.4142
7.09E-16

1/sqrt(1)T=T
(1/SQRT2) T
SQRT2 T
1/(SQRT(Mass of sun))

Therefore if the mass of the sun is multiplied by n, the length of the year (period) would be multiplied by 1/sqrt(x)
Furthermore, if the mass of the sun were raised to the nth power, the length of the year (period) would be multip

T
(1/SQRT2) T
SQRT2 T
1/(SQRT(Mass of sun))
(1/sqrtx)T

T
not 2T
not .5T
not T^2

6.31174E-15
4.46308E-15
8.92614E-15
4.47529E-30
0

6.31175E-15
4.46308E-15
8.92617E-15
4.47529E-30
0

6.31175E-15

T
(1/SQRT2) T
SQRT2 T
1/(SQRT(Mass of sun))

T
not 2T
not .5T
not T^2

(1/sqrtx)T

d be multiplied by 1/sqrt(x)
ar (period) would be multiplied by 1/sqrt(Mass of the sun^n-1)

Mercury
1.20E+07
1.00E+07
8.00E+06
6.00E+06
4.00E+06
2.00E+06
0.00E+00
1.99E+30

3.9782E+30

9.9455E+29

3.95652E+60

Mass of sun

Doubled

Halfed

Squared

Period (seconds)

3.95652E+60
Squared

3.00E+07

2.50E+07

2.00E+07

1.50E+07

1.00E+07

5.00E+06

0.00E+00
1.99E+30

3.9782E+30

Mass of sun

Doubled

Venus

Period (seconds)

3.9782E+30

9.9455E+29

3.95652E+60

Halfed

Squared

Earth
4.50E+07
4.00E+07
3.50E+07
3.00E+07
2.50E+07
2.00E+07
1.50E+07
1.00E+07
5.00E+06
0.00E+00
1.99E+30

3.9782E+30

9.9455E+29

3.95652E+60

Mass of sun (M)

Doubled (2M)

Halfed (1/2M)

Squared (M^2)

Period (seconds)

3.95652E+60
Squared (M^2)

Mars
9.00E+07
8.00E+07
7.00E+07
6.00E+07
5.00E+07
4.00E+07
3.00E+07
2.00E+07
1.00E+07
0.00E+00
1.99E+30

3.9782E+30

9.9455E+29

Mass of sun

Doubled

Halfed

Period (seconds)

3.95652E+60
Squared

Jupiter
6.00E+08

5.00E+08

4.00E+08

3.00E+08

2.00E+08

1.00E+08

0.00E+00
1.99E+30

3.9782E+30

9.9455E+29

Mass of sun

Doubled

Halfed

Period (seconds)

3.95652E+60
Squared

Saturn
1.40E+09
1.20E+09
1.00E+09
8.00E+08
6.00E+08
4.00E+08
2.00E+08
0.00E+00
1.99E+30

3.9782E+30

9.9455E+29

3.95652E+60

Mass of sun

Doubled

Halfed

Squared

Period (seconds)

Uranus
4.00E+09
3.50E+09
3.00E+09
2.50E+09
2.00E+09
1.50E+09
1.00E+09
5.00E+08
0.00E+00
1.99E+30

3.9782E+30

9.9455E+29

3.95652E+60

Mass of sun

Doubled

Halfed

Squared

Period (seconds)

Neptune
8.00E+09
7.00E+09
6.00E+09
5.00E+09
4.00E+09
3.00E+09
2.00E+09
1.00E+09
0.00E+00
1.99E+30

3.9782E+30

9.9455E+29

3.95652E+60

Mass of sun

Doubled

Halfed

Squared

3.95652E+60

Period (seconds)

Ratio to a year at normal mass

1.6000

1.4000

1.2000

1.0000

0.8000

0.6000

0.4000

0.2000

0.0000
Mass of sun (1M)

Doubled (2M)

Halfed (1/2M)

Squared (M^2)

mal mass

Effect on period

Squared (M^2)