Sukhrgrah

Venus
	True colour image of Venus, as captured by MESSENGER. A cloud layer permanently obscures the surface.
Designations
Pronunciation	Lua waala galti: expandTemplate: template "Template:IPA audio link" does not exist.
Named after	Roman goddess of love (see goddess Venus)
Adjectives	Venusian /vɪˈnjuːziən, -ʒən/, rarely Cytherean /sɪθəˈriːən/ or Venerean / Venerian /vɪˈnɪəriən/ https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperature
Symbol
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch J2000
Aphelion	0.728213 AU (108.94 million km)
Perihelion	0.718440 AU (107.48 million km)
Semi-major axis	0.723332 AU (108.21 million km)
Eccentricity	0.006772
Orbital period (sidereal)	224.701 d; 0.615198 yr; 1.92 Venus solar day;
Orbital period (synodic)	583.92 days
Average orbital speed	35.02 km/s
Mean anomaly	50.115°
Inclination	3.39458° to ecliptic; 3.86° to Sun's equator; 2.15° to invariable plane;
Longitude of ascending node	76.680°
Argument of perihelion	54.884°
Satellites	None
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	6,051.8±1.0 km; 0.9499 Earths;
Flattening	0
Surface area	4.6023×108 km2; 0.902 Earths;
Volume	9.2843×1011 km3; 0.857 Earths;
Mass	4.8675×1024 kg; 0.815 Earths;
Mean density	5.243 g/cm3
Surface gravity	8.87 m/s2 (0.904 g0)
Escape velocity	10.36 km/s (6.44 mi/s)
Synodic rotation period	−116.75 d (retrograde) ; 1 Venus solar day
Sidereal rotation period	−243.0226 d (retrograde)
Equatorial rotation velocity	1.81 m/s
Axial tilt	2.64° (for retrograde rotation)Template:Break177.36° (to orbit)Template:Refn
North pole right ascension	Template:RA; 272.76° ;
North pole declination	67.16°
Albedo	0.689 (geometric); 0.76 (Bond);
Temperature	232 K (−41 °C) (blackbody temperature)
Surface absorbed dose rate	2.1×10−6 μGy/h
Surface equivalent dose rate	2.2×10−6 μSv/h; 0.092–22 μSv/h at cloud level
Apparent magnitude	−4.92 to −2.98
Absolute magnitude (H)	−4.4
Angular diameter	9.7″–66.0″