Interactive Orbit Visualizer

Shown as if all orbital planes had the same orientation in space.

Semi-major axis [au]:

Eccentricity (e):




Field of view [au]:


Semi-minor axis: au
Epsilon: au
Perihelion: au
Aphelion: au
Orbital period: years

Orbital cheat-sheet

a [au] e
Mercury 0.4 0.2
Venus 0.7 0.01
Earth 1 0.02
Mars 1.5 0.09
Jupiter 5.2 0.05
Saturn 9.5 0.05
Uranus 19.2 0.05
Neptune 30 0.01
Pluto 39.5 0.25