AstroSphere

Solar System Analysis Platform

Mercury

Current planetary data and astronomical measurements.

Calculation Information

Current astronomical position calculated using the DE440S ephemeris.

09 October 2026 08:28:29 UTC
Mercury

Scientific Data

Scientific position and velocity data from the DE440S ephemeris.

2026-10-09T08:28:29.409127+00:00
JPL DE440S
NASA/JPL
ICRF
0.160342321 AU
-0.365097403 AU
-0.211199662 AU
0.020578698 AU/day
0.011060869 AU/day
0.003776291 AU/day

Planetary Scientific Properties

Physical and orbital parameters from NASA/JPL Solar System Dynamics.

JPL Planetary Physical Parameters
NASA/JPL Solar System Dynamics

Physical Properties

2440.53 km
2439.40 km
3.301030e+23 kg
5.4289 g/cm3
3.70 m/s2
4.25 km/s
0.106

Orbital Properties

58.646200 days
0.24084670 years

Object Context

Canonical Object Context and connected objects within the AstroSphere hierarchy.

Mercury (mercury)
ICRF

Scientific Snapshot

Current Mercury position and velocity from the canonical scientific data layer.

2026-10-09T08:28:29.409127+00:00
JPL Planetary Physical Parameters
X 0.160342 AU
Y -0.365097 AU
Z -0.211200 AU
X 0.020578698 AU/day
Y 0.011060869 AU/day
Z 0.003776291 AU/day

Physical Properties

Canonical physical properties for this celestial object.

2440.53
2439.4
3.30103e+23
5.4289
3.7
4.25
0.106

Provenance

Source and reference metadata for the canonical scientific data presented above.

NASA/JPL Solar System Dynamics
Planetary Physical Parameters
Unavailable
Unavailable
ICRF

Hierarchy

None

Current Distances

Current astronomical distances for Mercury.

66.859 million km
157.663 million km

Relative Velocity

Relative velocity between Earth and Mercury.

44.987 km/s